Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Lesotho
42.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
42.3%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 42.3% against 42.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.8% | 44.5% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 41.6% | 43.3% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 40.6% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 40.5% | 2.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 44.3% | 4.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 49.2% | 4.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 45.6% | 2.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 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 Zimbabwe?
- Lesotho, at 42.3% against 42.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Lesotho ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th 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.