Poland vs Saint Helena: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Poland
34.3%
in 2023
Saint Helena
34.0%
in 2023
Poland rank
214th
Saint Helena rank
216th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Poland
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Poland currently reports 34.3% against 34.0% in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Poland ranks 214th and Saint Helena ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Saint Helena has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.2% | 42.9% | 1.8% | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 38.6% | 41.5% | 2.9% | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 40.7% | 5.1% | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 39.7% | 5.9% | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 37.3% | 4.9% | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 36.2% | 3.7% | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 35.1% | 1.7% | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 34.0% | 0.7% | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Poland or Saint Helena?
- Poland, at 34.3% against 34.0% in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Poland and Saint Helena?
- 0.3%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Saint Helena rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Poland ranks 214th and Saint Helena ranks 216th 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.