Equatorial Guinea vs Libya: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Equatorial Guinea
44.5%
in 2023
Libya
44.4%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Libya rank
17th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Libya
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 44.5% against 44.4% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Libya ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.1% | 45.3% | 1.1% | Libya |
| 1960s | 43.9% | 46.6% | 2.7% | Libya |
| 1970s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 41.2% | 2.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 41.7% | 4.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 41.3% | 5.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 38.3% | 7.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 39.5% | 4.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 44.5% against 44.4% in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Libya rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th 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) 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.