China vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Probability that a man will outlive a woman
China
35.9%
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
36.1%
in 2023
China rank
191st
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
188th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- China
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 36.1% against 35.9% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 191st and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.9% | 45.1% | 0.2% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1960s | 43.9% | 44.4% | 0.5% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 42.6% | 43.6% | 0.9% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 41.6% | 0.6% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 40.7% | 0.6% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 38.4% | 0.7% | China |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 36.6% | 0.9% | China |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.9% | 0.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, China or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 36.1% against 35.9% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.2%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- China ranks 191st and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.