Palau vs Syrian Arab Republic: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Palau
40.4%
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
40.6%
in 2023
Palau rank
90th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
88th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Palau
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 40.6% against 40.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Palau ranks 90th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.9% | 47.0% | 9.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 36.7% | 47.6% | 10.9% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 34.1% | 43.9% | 9.9% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 41.9% | 10.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 41.5% | 8.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 41.6% | 5.8% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 35.9% | 1.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 40.0% | 0.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Palau or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 40.6% against 40.4% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Palau and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.2%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Palau ranks 90th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 88th 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.