Germany vs Turkmenistan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Germany
38.3%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
38.4%
in 2023
Germany rank
143rd
Turkmenistan rank
141st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Germany
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 38.4% against 38.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 143rd and Turkmenistan ranks 141st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.8% | 40.7% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1960s | 38.4% | 39.8% | 1.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 36.5% | 40.0% | 3.5% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 40.1% | 4.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 38.8% | 3.5% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 37.2% | 0.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Germany or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 38.4% against 38.3% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Germany and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Turkmenistan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Germany ranks 143rd and Turkmenistan ranks 141st 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.