Burundi vs Congo: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Burundi
44.1%
in 2023
Congo
44.0%
in 2023
Burundi rank
20th
Congo rank
22nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 44.1% against 44.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Burundi ranks 20th and Congo ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.9% | 47.2% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 46.3% | 0.7% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 45.3% | 1.6% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 45.3% | 1.0% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 46.6% | 0.9% | Congo |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 48.0% | 2.2% | Congo |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 45.3% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Burundi or Congo?
- Burundi, at 44.1% against 44.0% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Burundi and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Burundi ranks 20th and Congo ranks 22nd 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.