Albania vs Zambia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Albania
42.0%
in 2023
Zambia
42.0%
in 2023
Albania rank
54th
Zambia rank
54th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Albania
- Zambia
How they compare
Albania currently reports 42.0% against 42.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Albania ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 47.5% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 42.6% | 47.1% | 4.5% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 46.5% | 7.1% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 45.9% | 9.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 47.7% | 11.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 48.2% | 10.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 44.0% | 3.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 41.5% | 0.9% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Albania, at 42.0% against 42.0% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Albania and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Zambia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Albania ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 54th 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.