Italy vs Jordan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Italy
38.7%
in 2023
Jordan
38.6%
in 2023
Italy rank
133rd
Jordan rank
136th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Italy
- Jordan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 38.7% against 38.6% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Italy ranks 133rd and Jordan ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.7% | 48.7% | 6.0% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 39.1% | 47.3% | 8.2% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 36.5% | 45.5% | 9.0% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 45.3% | 10.2% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 42.8% | 7.5% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 41.0% | 4.8% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 39.8% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.3% | 0.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Italy or Jordan?
- Italy, at 38.7% against 38.6% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Italy and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Jordan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Jordan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Italy ranks 133rd and Jordan ranks 136th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β 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.