Ecuador vs New Caledonia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Ecuador
39.4%
in 2023
New Caledonia
39.5%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
116th
New Caledonia rank
114th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Ecuador
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 39.5% against 39.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 116th and New Caledonia ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.6% | 40.4% | 5.3% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 44.1% | 39.4% | 4.7% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 42.8% | 38.3% | 4.5% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 36.8% | 4.9% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 36.8% | 2.8% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 38.1% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.5% | 1.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 38.8% | 0.5% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Ecuador or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 39.5% against 39.4% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Ecuador and New Caledonia?
- 0.1%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and New Caledonia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Ecuador ranks 116th and New Caledonia ranks 114th 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.