Guernsey vs Macao: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Guernsey
37.6%
in 2023
Macao
37.9%
in 2023
Guernsey rank
161st
Macao rank
158th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Guernsey
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 37.9% against 37.6% in Guernsey, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Guernsey ranks 161st and Macao ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.0% | 44.9% | 7.9% | Macao |
| 1960s | 37.3% | 44.3% | 6.9% | Macao |
| 1970s | 36.4% | 42.7% | 6.3% | Macao |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 40.5% | 4.0% | Macao |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 38.3% | 0.7% | Macao |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 36.7% | 1.5% | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.6% | 3.3% | Guernsey |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 39.4% | 1.4% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Guernsey or Macao?
- Macao, at 37.9% against 37.6% in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Guernsey and Macao?
- 0.3%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Macao rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guernsey ranks 161st and Macao ranks 158th 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.