Ireland vs Nicaragua: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Ireland
39.7%
in 2023
Nicaragua
39.9%
in 2023
Ireland rank
111th
Nicaragua rank
109th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Ireland
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 39.9% against 39.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Ireland ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.3% | 47.0% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 41.3% | 45.2% | 3.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 40.9% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 36.6% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 40.7% | 3.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 39.9% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 39.7% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.5% | 1.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Ireland or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 39.9% against 39.7% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Ireland and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Nicaragua rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Ireland ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 109th 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.