Gabon vs Samoa: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Gabon
41.3%
in 2023
Samoa
41.4%
in 2023
Gabon rank
69th
Samoa rank
66th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Gabon
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 41.4% against 41.3% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 69th and Samoa ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.5% | 44.0% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 1960s | 44.0% | 42.9% | 1.1% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 40.9% | 2.5% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 39.1% | 4.8% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 38.1% | 7.9% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 38.5% | 7.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 40.6% | 2.4% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.3% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Gabon or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 41.4% against 41.3% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Gabon and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Samoa rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Gabon ranks 69th and Samoa ranks 66th 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.