Finland vs France: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Finland
36.2%
in 2023
France
36.5%
in 2023
Finland rank
185th
France rank
182nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 36.5% against 36.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 185th and France ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and France in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 47.4% | 47.6% | 0.1% | France |
| 1880s | 46.9% | 47.2% | 0.3% | France |
| 1890s | 46.7% | 46.5% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1900s | 46.4% | 45.5% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 1910s | 44.3% | 37.4% | 6.9% | Finland |
| 1920s | 43.5% | 44.1% | 0.6% | France |
| 1930s | 42.0% | 41.8% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1940s | 34.1% | 38.9% | 4.8% | France |
| 1950s | 37.3% | 38.3% | 1.0% | France |
| 1960s | 35.0% | 35.5% | 0.5% | France |
| 1970s | 32.0% | 33.8% | 1.7% | France |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 32.7% | 0.6% | France |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 32.8% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 33.9% | 0.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.6% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.8% | 0.6% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Finland or France?
- France, at 36.5% against 36.2% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Finland and France?
- 0.3%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Finland ranks 185th and France ranks 182nd 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.