Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Puerto Rico
35.0%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
35.1%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
205th
Sri Lanka rank
204th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 35.1% against 35.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 205th and Sri Lanka ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 45.1% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 41.5% | 44.0% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 39.3% | 42.8% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 37.7% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 32.7% | 2.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 33.6% | 3.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 34.9% | 1.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 35.1% | 0.6% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 35.1% 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Puerto Rico ranks 205th and Sri Lanka ranks 204th 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.