Dominican Republic vs Vatican: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Dominican Republic
38.2%
in 2023
Vatican
38.1%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
145th
Vatican rank
148th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Dominican Republic
- Vatican
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 38.2% against 38.1% in Vatican, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 145th and Vatican ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Vatican in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.7% | 43.2% | 3.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 45.2% | 40.7% | 4.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 38.2% | 6.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 35.8% | 7.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 34.7% | 6.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 36.4% | 4.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 38.2% | 1.4% | Vatican |
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 Vatican?
- Dominican Republic, at 38.2% against 38.1% in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Dominican Republic and Vatican?
- 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Vatican rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Dominican Republic ranks 145th and Vatican ranks 148th 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.