Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Mexico
41.3%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
41.1%
in 2023
Mexico rank
70th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 41.3% against 41.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 45.2% | 45.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 43.2% | 44.7% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 43.8% | 2.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 42.9% | 1.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 42.6% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 43.1% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 40.2% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
- Mexico, at 41.3% against 41.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Mexico ranks 70th 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.