Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Burkina Faso
43.4%
in 2023
Ghana
43.0%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Ghana rank
36th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 43.4% against 43.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 45.6% | 2.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 45.4% | 2.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 45.6% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 45.8% | 1.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 47.0% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 46.7% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.2% | 0.6% | 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 Ghana?
- Burkina Faso, at 43.4% against 43.0% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 36th 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.