Latvia vs Lithuania: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Latvia
31.3%
in 2023
Lithuania
30.5%
in 2023
Latvia rank
228th
Lithuania rank
231st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 31.3% against 30.5% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 228th and Lithuania ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 39.5% | 1.7% | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 36.0% | 38.4% | 2.4% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 33.1% | 34.9% | 1.8% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 33.3% | 1.1% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 30.5% | 1.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.1% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.7% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.2% | 0.7% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 31.3% against 30.5% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.8%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Latvia ranks 228th and Lithuania ranks 231st 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.