Costa Rica vs Niue: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Costa Rica
39.3%
in 2023
Niue
39.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
118th
Niue rank
119th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Costa Rica
- Niue
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 39.3% against 39.3% in Niue, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Niue ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Niue in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.3% | 46.2% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 45.6% | 41.5% | 4.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 37.6% | 5.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 36.2% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 36.2% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 37.8% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 38.9% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 39.2% | 1.0% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Costa Rica or Niue?
- Costa Rica, at 39.3% against 39.3% in Niue as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Costa Rica and Niue?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niue?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Niue rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Niue ranks 119th 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.