Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Burkina Faso
43.4%
in 2023
Eritrea
43.7%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Eritrea rank
30th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 43.7% against 43.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Eritrea ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 45.9% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 45.7% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 44.8% | 2.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 44.8% | 2.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 43.5% | 3.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.3% | 0.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.3% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.4% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 43.7% against 43.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 0.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Eritrea ranks 30th 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.