Gambia vs Mali: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Gambia
45.1%
in 2023
Mali
45.4%
in 2023
Gambia rank
11th
Mali rank
8th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Gambia
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 45.4% against 45.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 11th and Mali ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.4% | 47.7% | 0.7% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 48.2% | 47.6% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 47.8% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 48.1% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 48.8% | 3.1% | Mali |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 47.9% | 2.2% | Mali |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 46.6% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.5% | 0.4% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Gambia or Mali?
- Mali, at 45.4% against 45.1% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Gambia and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Mali rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Gambia ranks 11th and Mali ranks 8th 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.