Iceland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Iceland
41.0%
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
41.1%
in 2023
Iceland rank
77th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
75th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 41.1% against 41.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1922 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Iceland ranks 77th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 44.0% | 44.4% | 0.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1930s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 0.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 44.0% | 40.9% | 3.0% | Iceland |
| 1950s | 42.2% | 38.4% | 3.8% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 41.0% | 36.6% | 4.4% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 36.0% | 2.6% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 36.5% | 1.8% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 37.7% | 1.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 39.6% | 1.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.0% | 1.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.8% | 0.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Iceland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 41.1% against 41.0% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.1%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Iceland ranks 77th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 75th 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.