Maldives vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Probability that a man will outlive a woman

Maldives
41.1%
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
41.1%
in 2023
Maldives rank
75th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
75th

Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time

  • Maldives
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 41.1% against 41.1% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 75th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 75th of 236 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 48.3% 38.4% 9.9% Maldives
1960s 48.9% 36.6% 12.3% Maldives
1970s 48.9% 36.0% 13.0% Maldives
1980s 47.7% 36.5% 11.2% Maldives
1990s 46.1% 37.7% 8.4% Maldives
2000s 43.9% 39.6% 4.3% Maldives
2010s 42.3% 41.0% 1.3% Maldives
2020s 41.6% 40.8% 0.7% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Maldives, at 41.1% against 41.1% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Maldives and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
Maldives ranks 75th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 75th 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

Indicator
Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.