Russian Federation vs United States Virgin Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Russian Federation
29.8%
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
26.6%
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
233rd
United States Virgin Islands rank
236th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Russian Federation
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 29.8% against 26.6% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 233rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.5% | 40.6% | 3.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 34.2% | 40.1% | 5.9% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 31.3% | 37.4% | 6.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 37.0% | 5.9% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 36.3% | 7.5% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 34.8% | 7.2% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.2% | 1.0% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 26.6% | 4.3% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Russian Federation or United States Virgin Islands?
- Russian Federation, at 29.8% against 26.6% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Russian Federation and United States Virgin Islands?
- 3.2%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russian Federation and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Russian Federation ranks 233rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 236th 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.