Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Maldives
41.1%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
41.1%
in 2023
Maldives rank
75th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Maldives
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 41.1% against 41.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.3% | 45.4% | 2.9% | Maldives |
| 1960s | 48.9% | 45.1% | 3.8% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 44.7% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 43.8% | 4.0% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.9% | 3.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 42.6% | 1.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 43.1% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.2% | 1.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 41.1% against 41.1% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Saudi Arabia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Maldives ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd 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.