New Caledonia vs Switzerland: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
New Caledonia
39.5%
in 2023
Switzerland
39.6%
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
114th
Switzerland rank
112th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- New Caledonia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 39.6% against 39.5% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.4% | 40.7% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 39.4% | 38.0% | 1.4% | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 36.1% | 2.2% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 34.8% | 2.0% | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 35.1% | 1.7% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 37.3% | 0.7% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 39.2% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 39.1% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, New Caledonia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 39.6% against 39.5% in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between New Caledonia and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Switzerland rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- New Caledonia ranks 114th 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.