Comoros vs Western Sahara: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Comoros
42.0%
in 2023
Western Sahara
42.1%
in 2023
Comoros rank
53rd
Western Sahara rank
52nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Comoros
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 42.1% against 42.0% in Comoros, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Comoros ranks 53rd and Western Sahara ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.3% | 46.6% | 0.3% | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 46.2% | 46.5% | 0.3% | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 39.9% | 6.7% | Comoros |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 35.0% | 11.8% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.9% | 1.1% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 44.1% | 0.4% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 43.3% | 0.1% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 42.5% | 0.5% | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Comoros or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 42.1% against 42.0% in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Comoros and Western Sahara?
- 0.1%, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Western Sahara rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Comoros ranks 53rd and Western Sahara ranks 52nd 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.