Estonia vs Latvia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Estonia
31.8%
in 2023
Latvia
31.3%
in 2023
Estonia rank
227th
Latvia rank
228th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 31.8% against 31.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 227th and Latvia ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.6% | 37.8% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 34.7% | 36.0% | 1.4% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 33.1% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.6% | 0.2% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 29.6% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.6% | 0.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.9% | 0.5% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 31.8% against 31.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.5%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Estonia ranks 227th and Latvia ranks 228th 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.