Benin vs Chad: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Benin
46.1%
in 2023
Chad
45.2%
in 2023
Benin rank
7th
Chad rank
10th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Benin
- Chad
How they compare
Benin currently reports 46.1% against 45.2% in Chad, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 7th and Chad ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.3% | 46.8% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 1960s | 45.9% | 46.3% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 45.2% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 44.0% | 0.3% | Chad |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 46.2% | 1.8% | Chad |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 47.4% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 47.0% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.3% | 1.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Benin or Chad?
- Benin, at 46.1% against 45.2% in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Benin and Chad?
- 0.9%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Chad?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Chad rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Benin ranks 7th and Chad ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β 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.