Liberia vs Madagascar: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Liberia
46.3%
in 2023
Madagascar
45.2%
in 2023
Liberia rank
6th
Madagascar rank
9th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 46.3% against 45.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.1% | 47.5% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 47.9% | 47.1% | 0.8% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 47.1% | 1.1% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 46.5% | 1.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 46.2% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 46.5% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 45.6% | 1.1% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.0% | 1.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Liberia, at 46.3% against 45.2% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Liberia and Madagascar?
- 1.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Liberia ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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.