Congo vs India: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Congo
44.0%
in 2023
India
44.0%
in 2023
Congo rank
22nd
India rank
23rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Congo
- India
How they compare
Congo currently reports 44.0% against 44.0% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Congo ranks 22nd and India ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.2% | 50.8% | 3.6% | India |
| 1960s | 46.3% | 50.5% | 4.3% | India |
| 1970s | 45.3% | 50.0% | 4.7% | India |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 47.3% | 2.1% | India |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 45.7% | 0.9% | Congo |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 44.3% | 3.7% | Congo |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.8% | 1.5% | Congo |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.8% | 0.4% | Congo |
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 India?
- Congo, at 44.0% against 44.0% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Congo and India?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and India rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Congo ranks 22nd and India ranks 23rd 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.