Central African Republic vs Gambia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Central African Republic
44.6%
in 2023
Gambia
45.1%
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
14th
Gambia rank
11th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Central African Republic
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 45.1% against 44.6% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 48.4% | 0.7% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 48.2% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 47.9% | 0.8% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 47.4% | 1.4% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 45.7% | 0.6% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 45.7% | 1.9% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 46.3% | 3.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 45.1% | 4.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Central African Republic or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 45.1% against 44.6% in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Central African Republic and Gambia?
- 0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Gambia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Central African Republic ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th 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.