Chile vs Lesotho: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Chile
42.4%
in 2023
Lesotho
42.3%
in 2023
Chile rank
45th
Lesotho rank
46th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Chile
- Lesotho
How they compare
Chile currently reports 42.4% against 42.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 45th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.6% | 42.8% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 1960s | 41.3% | 41.6% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 38.7% | 39.9% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 37.6% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 39.9% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 44.5% | 6.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 43.6% | 3.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 42.6% | 2.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Chile or Lesotho?
- Chile, at 42.4% against 42.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Chile and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Lesotho rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Chile ranks 45th and Lesotho ranks 46th 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.