Panama vs Singapore: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Panama
37.9%
in 2023
Singapore
37.9%
in 2023
Panama rank
157th
Singapore rank
156th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Panama
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 37.9% against 37.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 157th and Singapore ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.9% | 36.2% | 9.7% | Panama |
| 1960s | 45.6% | 35.3% | 10.3% | Panama |
| 1970s | 42.3% | 36.5% | 5.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 37.8% | 1.8% | Panama |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 37.7% | 0.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.9% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 38.9% | 1.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 38.0% | 0.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Panama or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 37.9% against 37.9% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Panama and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Singapore rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Panama ranks 157th and Singapore ranks 156th 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.