Democratic Republic of Congo vs Libya: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Democratic Republic of Congo
44.3%
in 2023
Libya
44.4%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Libya rank
17th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 44.4% against 44.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Libya ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.5% | 45.3% | 2.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 46.6% | 0.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 47.5% | 43.6% | 3.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 41.2% | 6.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 41.7% | 3.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 41.3% | 4.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 38.3% | 7.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 39.5% | 4.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Democratic Republic of Congo or Libya?
- Libya, at 44.4% against 44.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th and Libya ranks 17th 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.