Albania vs New Zealand: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Albania
42.0%
in 2023
New Zealand
41.9%
in 2023
Albania rank
54th
New Zealand rank
57th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Albania
- New Zealand
How they compare
Albania currently reports 42.0% against 41.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 40.8% | 3.8% | Albania |
| 1960s | 42.6% | 37.9% | 4.7% | Albania |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 36.7% | 2.7% | Albania |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 36.9% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 37.9% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 39.7% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 41.3% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 41.9% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Albania or New Zealand?
- Albania, at 42.0% against 41.9% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Albania and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Albania and New Zealand rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Albania ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 57th 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.