El Salvador vs Saint Lucia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
El Salvador
35.4%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
35.5%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
198th
Saint Lucia rank
196th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- El Salvador
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 35.5% against 35.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 198th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.6% | 45.5% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 44.1% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 41.0% | 41.5% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 40.4% | 5.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 40.7% | 5.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 37.7% | 1.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 37.1% | 1.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 35.1% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, El Salvador or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 35.5% against 35.4% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between El Salvador and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Saint Lucia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- El Salvador ranks 198th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th 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.