Chad vs Gambia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Chad
45.2%
in 2023
Gambia
45.1%
in 2023
Chad rank
10th
Gambia rank
11th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Chad
- Gambia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 45.2% against 45.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Chad ranks 10th and Gambia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.8% | 48.4% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 46.3% | 48.2% | 1.9% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 45.2% | 47.9% | 2.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 47.4% | 3.5% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 45.7% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 45.7% | 1.7% | Chad |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.3% | 0.8% | Chad |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 45.1% | 0.2% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Chad or Gambia?
- Chad, at 45.2% against 45.1% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Chad and Gambia?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Gambia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Chad ranks 10th 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) 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.