Benin vs Liberia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Benin
46.1%
in 2023
Liberia
46.3%
in 2023
Benin rank
7th
Liberia rank
6th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 46.3% against 46.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Benin ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.3% | 48.1% | 1.8% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 45.9% | 47.9% | 2.0% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 48.2% | 2.9% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 48.2% | 4.5% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 44.7% | 0.3% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 46.1% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.7% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 0.1% | 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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 46.3% against 46.1% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Benin and Liberia?
- 0.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Benin ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 6th 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.