Congo vs Côte d'Ivoire: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Congo
44.0%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire
44.1%
in 2023
Congo rank
22nd
Côte d'Ivoire rank
21st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 44.1% against 44.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 22nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.2% | 45.7% | 1.5% | Congo |
| 1960s | 46.3% | 46.0% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 45.7% | 0.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 44.2% | 1.1% | Congo |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 0.5% | Congo |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 45.6% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.3% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Congo or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 44.1% against 44.0% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Congo and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Congo ranks 22nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st 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.