Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Guinea-Bissau
42.7%
in 2023
Kenya
42.9%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th
Kenya rank
37th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 42.9% against 42.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.8% | 46.9% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 43.9% | 46.7% | 2.8% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 44.6% | 45.4% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 44.6% | 1.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 46.9% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 47.0% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 0.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.6% | 0.2% | 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, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 42.9% against 42.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 37th 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.