Finland vs Portugal: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Finland
36.2%
in 2023
Portugal
36.5%
in 2023
Finland rank
185th
Portugal rank
183rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 36.5% against 36.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Finland ranks 185th and Portugal ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34.1% | 43.3% | 9.2% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 37.3% | 41.4% | 4.1% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 35.0% | 39.4% | 4.4% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 32.0% | 37.3% | 5.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 36.0% | 3.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 35.2% | 1.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 35.2% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.8% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.1% | 0.2% | 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 Portugal?
- Portugal, 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 Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Finland ranks 185th and Portugal ranks 183rd 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.