Afghanistan vs Solomon Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Afghanistan
44.4%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
44.2%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
16th
Solomon Islands rank
19th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Afghanistan
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 44.4% against 44.2% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Solomon Islands ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.3% | 45.5% | 2.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 48.2% | 45.3% | 2.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 45.0% | 2.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 42.9% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.8% | 3.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 42.1% | 3.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 43.8% | 0.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 44.0% | 1.9% | Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Afghanistan, at 44.4% against 44.2% in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Afghanistan and Solomon Islands?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Solomon Islands rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Solomon Islands ranks 19th 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.