South Korea vs Saint Helena: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
South Korea
33.5%
in 2023
Saint Helena
34.0%
in 2023
South Korea rank
219th
Saint Helena rank
216th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- South Korea
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 34.0% against 33.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
South Korea ranks 219th and Saint Helena ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Saint Helena has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.8% | 42.9% | 2.1% | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 39.8% | 41.5% | 1.8% | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 34.6% | 40.7% | 6.1% | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 39.7% | 7.8% | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 37.3% | 5.2% | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 36.2% | 3.3% | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 35.1% | 2.3% | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 34.0% | 1.2% | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, South Korea or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 34.0% against 33.5% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between South Korea and Saint Helena?
- 0.5%, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Saint Helena rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- South Korea ranks 219th and Saint Helena ranks 216th 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.