Nicaragua vs Switzerland: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Nicaragua
39.9%
in 2023
Switzerland
39.6%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
109th
Switzerland rank
112th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Nicaragua
- Switzerland
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 39.9% against 39.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.0% | 40.7% | 6.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 45.2% | 38.0% | 7.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 40.9% | 36.1% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 34.8% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 35.1% | 5.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 37.3% | 2.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 39.2% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 39.1% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Nicaragua or Switzerland?
- Nicaragua, at 39.9% against 39.6% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Nicaragua and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Switzerland rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Nicaragua ranks 109th 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.