Marshall Islands vs Norway: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Marshall Islands
41.2%
in 2023
Norway
41.1%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
71st
Norway rank
73rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Marshall Islands
- Norway
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 41.2% against 41.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 71st and Norway ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.3% | 43.2% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 1960s | 39.4% | 39.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 36.3% | 2.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 34.8% | 3.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 35.8% | 4.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 37.9% | 3.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 40.0% | 1.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Marshall Islands or Norway?
- Marshall Islands, at 41.2% against 41.1% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Marshall Islands and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Norway rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Marshall Islands ranks 71st and Norway ranks 73rd 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.