Montenegro vs Romania: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Montenegro
34.6%
in 2023
Romania
34.5%
in 2023
Montenegro rank
211th
Romania rank
212th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Montenegro
- Romania
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 34.6% against 34.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 211th and Romania ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.8% | 43.9% | 1.9% | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 43.6% | 42.5% | 1.1% | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 40.7% | 41.1% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 1980s | 38.0% | 39.0% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 36.1% | 0.2% | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 35.5% | 1.5% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 34.8% | 1.8% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.8% | 0.9% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Montenegro or Romania?
- Montenegro, at 34.6% against 34.5% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Montenegro and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Montenegro and Romania rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Montenegro ranks 211th and Romania ranks 212th 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.