Cook Islands vs Puerto Rico: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Cook Islands
35.1%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
35.0%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
203rd
Puerto Rico rank
205th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Cook Islands
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 35.1% against 35.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Puerto Rico ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.2% | 44.6% | 5.6% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 49.5% | 41.5% | 8.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 41.6% | 39.3% | 2.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 38.5% | 0.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 35.5% | 2.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 36.8% | 1.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 36.7% | 2.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 35.7% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Cook Islands or Puerto Rico?
- Cook Islands, at 35.1% against 35.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Puerto Rico ranks 205th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β 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.