Marshall Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Marshall Islands
41.2%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
41.1%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
71st
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Marshall Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 41.2% against 41.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.3% | 45.4% | 5.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 39.4% | 45.1% | 5.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 44.7% | 6.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 43.8% | 5.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 42.9% | 2.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 42.6% | 1.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 43.1% | 1.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.2% | 0.9% | Marshall Islands |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Marshall Islands, at 41.2% against 41.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Marshall Islands ranks 71st 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.