Guam vs Namibia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Guam
36.8%
in 2023
Namibia
36.8%
in 2023
Guam rank
177th
Namibia rank
174th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Guam
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 36.8% against 36.8% in Guam, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Guam ranks 177th and Namibia ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 45.7% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 43.8% | 45.4% | 1.6% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 43.5% | 4.9% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 35.8% | 3.9% | Guam |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 43.2% | 2.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 44.9% | 5.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 40.7% | 3.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 37.4% | 1.0% | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 36.8% against 36.8% in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Guam and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Namibia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guam ranks 177th and Namibia ranks 174th 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.