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