Gabon vs Saudi Arabia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Gabon
41.3%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
41.1%
in 2023
Gabon rank
69th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Gabon
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 41.3% against 41.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Gabon ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.5% | 45.4% | 0.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 44.0% | 45.1% | 1.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 44.7% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 43.8% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.9% | 3.2% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 42.6% | 2.8% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 43.1% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.2% | 1.3% | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Gabon, at 41.3% against 41.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Gabon and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Gabon ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd 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.