Lesotho vs Rwanda: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Lesotho
42.3%
in 2023
Rwanda
42.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
46th
Rwanda rank
44th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 42.4% against 42.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Lesotho ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.8% | 49.0% | 6.2% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 41.6% | 48.8% | 7.2% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 49.0% | 9.1% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 46.6% | 9.0% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 44.9% | 5.0% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 45.7% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 43.2% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.5% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 42.4% against 42.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Lesotho ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 44th 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.