Guadeloupe vs Sri Lanka: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Guadeloupe
35.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
35.1%
in 2023
Guadeloupe rank
201st
Sri Lanka rank
204th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Guadeloupe
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 35.3% against 35.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guadeloupe ranks 201st and Sri Lanka ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guadeloupe | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.6% | 45.1% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 41.1% | 44.0% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 42.8% | 4.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 37.7% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 32.7% | 2.9% | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 33.6% | 1.2% | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 34.9% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 35.1% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Guadeloupe or Sri Lanka?
- Guadeloupe, at 35.3% against 35.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Guadeloupe and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guadeloupe and Sri Lanka rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guadeloupe ranks 201st and Sri Lanka ranks 204th 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.