Puerto Rico vs Slovakia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Puerto Rico
35.0%
in 2023
Slovakia
35.3%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
205th
Slovakia rank
202nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Puerto Rico
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 35.3% against 35.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 205th and Slovakia ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 43.6% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 41.5% | 40.3% | 1.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 39.3% | 36.4% | 2.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 33.8% | 4.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 32.6% | 2.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 32.8% | 4.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 34.2% | 2.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.6% | 1.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Puerto Rico or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 35.3% against 35.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
- 0.3%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Slovakia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Puerto Rico ranks 205th and Slovakia ranks 202nd 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.