Guatemala vs Guinea-Bissau: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Guatemala
42.6%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
42.7%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
41st
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 42.7% against 42.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 41st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.5% | 46.8% | 2.7% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 48.3% | 43.9% | 4.4% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 45.4% | 44.6% | 0.8% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 45.9% | 4.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 44.7% | 3.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 44.9% | 4.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 44.0% | 1.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 42.7% | 2.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Guatemala or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 42.7% against 42.6% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guatemala ranks 41st 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.