Greece vs Singapore: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Greece
38.1%
in 2023
Singapore
37.9%
in 2023
Greece rank
153rd
Singapore rank
156th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Greece
- Singapore
How they compare
Greece currently reports 38.1% against 37.9% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 153rd and Singapore ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.9% | 36.2% | 5.7% | Greece |
| 1960s | 41.0% | 35.3% | 5.7% | Greece |
| 1970s | 39.6% | 36.5% | 3.1% | Greece |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 37.8% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.7% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 36.9% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 38.9% | 1.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 38.0% | 0.5% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Greece or Singapore?
- Greece, at 38.1% against 37.9% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Greece and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Singapore rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Greece ranks 153rd and Singapore ranks 156th 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.