France vs Turkey: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
France
36.5%
in 2023
Turkey
36.6%
in 2023
France rank
182nd
Turkey rank
179th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 36.6% against 36.5% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
France ranks 182nd and Turkey ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.3% | 42.9% | 4.6% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 35.5% | 41.6% | 6.2% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 33.8% | 39.7% | 6.0% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 37.9% | 5.1% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 36.4% | 3.5% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 35.7% | 1.8% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 0.3% | France |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.9% | 0.9% | France |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, at 36.6% against 36.5% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between France and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Turkey rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- France ranks 182nd and Turkey ranks 179th 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.