Puerto Rico vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Puerto Rico
35.0%
in 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
34.9%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
205th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
207th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 35.0% against 34.9% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 205th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 43.7% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 41.5% | 43.2% | 1.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 39.3% | 40.5% | 1.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 40.7% | 2.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 39.9% | 4.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 37.3% | 0.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 35.9% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.8% | 0.9% | 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Puerto Rico, at 35.0% against 34.9% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Puerto Rico ranks 205th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 207th 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.