Netherlands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Netherlands
40.9%
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
40.8%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
80th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
82nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Netherlands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.9% against 40.8% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 80th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Northern Mariana Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 40.1% | 4.5% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 39.7% | 39.3% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 36.0% | 37.5% | 1.5% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 40.7% | 6.5% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 36.9% | 1.5% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 40.9% | 2.9% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 40.9% | 0.4% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 40.9% | 0.1% | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Netherlands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Netherlands, at 40.9% against 40.8% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Netherlands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Netherlands ranks 80th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 82nd 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.