France vs Portugal: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
France
36.5%
in 2023
Portugal
36.5%
in 2023
France rank
182nd
Portugal rank
183rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
France currently reports 36.5% against 36.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
France ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 38.9% | 43.3% | 4.4% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 38.3% | 41.4% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 35.5% | 39.4% | 3.9% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 33.8% | 37.3% | 3.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 36.0% | 3.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 35.2% | 2.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 35.2% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.8% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 36.1% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, France or Portugal?
- France, at 36.5% against 36.5% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between France and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- France ranks 182nd 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.