Guam vs Hong Kong, China: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Guam
36.8%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
36.5%
in 2023
Guam rank
177th
Hong Kong, China rank
180th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Guam
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Guam currently reports 36.8% against 36.5% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 177th and Hong Kong, China ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 7 and Hong Kong, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 34.2% | 10.4% | Guam |
| 1960s | 43.8% | 34.6% | 9.1% | Guam |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 35.2% | 3.4% | Guam |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 36.9% | 2.8% | Guam |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 36.4% | 3.8% | Guam |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.6% | 4.1% | Guam |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 35.3% | 1.6% | Guam |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 38.9% | 2.5% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Guam or Hong Kong, China?
- Guam, at 36.8% against 36.5% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Guam and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.3%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Hong Kong, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Hong Kong, China rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guam ranks 177th and Hong Kong, China ranks 180th 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.