Palau vs United States of America: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Palau
40.4%
in 2023
United States of America
40.3%
in 2023
Palau rank
90th
United States of America rank
93rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Palau
- United States of America
How they compare
Palau currently reports 40.4% against 40.3% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Palau ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.9% | 38.8% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 36.7% | 36.5% | 0.2% | Palau |
| 1970s | 34.1% | 35.3% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 35.9% | 4.7% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 37.4% | 4.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 39.7% | 3.9% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 40.3% | 2.9% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 0.0% | Palau |
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 United States of America?
- Palau, at 40.4% against 40.3% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Palau and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Palau and United States of America rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Palau ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 93rd 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.