Myanmar vs Switzerland: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Myanmar
39.4%
in 2023
Switzerland
39.6%
in 2023
Myanmar rank
115th
Switzerland rank
112th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Myanmar
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 39.6% against 39.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.5% | 40.7% | 5.9% | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 45.8% | 38.0% | 7.8% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 36.1% | 8.6% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 34.8% | 9.0% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 35.1% | 7.0% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 37.3% | 4.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 39.2% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 39.1% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Myanmar or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 39.6% against 39.4% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Myanmar and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Switzerland rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Myanmar ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 112th 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.