Portugal vs Seychelles: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Portugal
36.5%
in 2023
Seychelles
36.1%
in 2023
Portugal rank
183rd
Seychelles rank
186th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Portugal
- Seychelles
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 36.5% against 36.1% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Seychelles ahead.
Portugal ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.4% | 42.6% | 1.1% | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 39.4% | 39.8% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 39.0% | 1.7% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 35.4% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 32.0% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 34.3% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 0.0% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 36.9% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Portugal or Seychelles?
- Portugal, at 36.5% against 36.1% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Portugal and Seychelles?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Seychelles rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Portugal ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 186th 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.