Dominican Republic vs Germany: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Dominican Republic
38.2%
in 2023
Germany
38.3%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
145th
Germany rank
143rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Dominican Republic
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38.3% against 38.2% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 145th and Germany ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.7% | 40.8% | 5.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 45.2% | 38.4% | 6.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 36.5% | 8.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 35.5% | 7.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 35.3% | 5.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 36.5% | 4.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.0% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 38.0% | 1.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Dominican Republic or Germany?
- Germany, at 38.3% against 38.2% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Dominican Republic and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Germany rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Dominican Republic ranks 145th and Germany ranks 143rd 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.