Djibouti vs Ghana: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Djibouti
42.7%
in 2023
Ghana
43.0%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
39th
Ghana rank
36th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Djibouti
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 43.0% against 42.7% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.9% | 45.6% | 0.3% | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 45.9% | 45.4% | 0.5% | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 0.1% | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 45.4% | 45.8% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 47.0% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 46.7% | 2.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 44.9% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 43.2% | 0.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Djibouti or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 43.0% against 42.7% in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Djibouti and Ghana?
- 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Ghana rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Djibouti ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th 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.