Greenland vs Guinea-Bissau: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Greenland
42.8%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
42.7%
in 2023
Greenland rank
38th
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Greenland
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 42.8% against 42.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.9% | 46.8% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 40.8% | 43.9% | 3.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 43.8% | 44.6% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 45.9% | 4.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 44.7% | 2.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 44.9% | 2.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 44.0% | 1.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 42.7% | 0.2% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Greenland or Guinea-Bissau?
- Greenland, at 42.8% against 42.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Greenland and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Greenland ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th 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.