Taiwan vs Venezuela: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Taiwan
36.9%
in 2023
Venezuela
36.8%
in 2023
Taiwan rank
172nd
Venezuela rank
174th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Taiwan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 36.9% against 36.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.
Taiwan ranks 172nd and Venezuela ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.3% | 44.7% | 4.5% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 39.7% | 44.8% | 5.2% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 40.2% | 42.9% | 2.7% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 40.9% | 0.4% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 39.2% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.6% | 0.7% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 36.0% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 36.6% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Taiwan or Venezuela?
- Taiwan, at 36.9% against 36.8% in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Taiwan and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Taiwan and Venezuela rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Taiwan ranks 172nd and Venezuela ranks 174th 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.