Guinea vs Liberia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Guinea
46.9%
in 2023
Liberia
46.3%
in 2023
Guinea rank
3rd
Liberia rank
6th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 46.9% against 46.3% in Liberia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea ranks 3rd and Liberia ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.4% | 48.1% | 0.6% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 47.9% | 0.6% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 47.1% | 48.2% | 1.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 48.2% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 44.7% | 3.6% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 46.1% | 2.0% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.7% | 0.2% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.3% | 0.5% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Guinea or Liberia?
- Guinea, at 46.9% against 46.3% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Guinea and Liberia?
- 0.6%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guinea ranks 3rd and Liberia ranks 6th 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.