Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Afghanistan
44.4%
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
44.3%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
16th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
18th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 44.4% against 44.3% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.3% | 47.5% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 48.2% | 47.0% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 47.5% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 47.9% | 4.4% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 45.6% | 0.5% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 45.9% | 0.5% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 45.6% | 2.2% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 44.3% | 2.2% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Afghanistan or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Afghanistan, at 44.4% against 44.3% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th 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.