Mauritania vs South Sudan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Mauritania
42.2%
in 2023
South Sudan
42.3%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
51st
South Sudan rank
49th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Mauritania
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 42.3% against 42.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 51st and South Sudan ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.8% | 45.9% | 1.9% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 47.2% | 44.8% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 47.0% | 1.0% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 47.6% | 2.1% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 46.0% | 0.4% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 48.0% | 4.8% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 44.9% | 2.3% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 42.6% | 0.4% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Mauritania or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 42.3% against 42.2% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Mauritania and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and South Sudan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Mauritania ranks 51st and South Sudan ranks 49th 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.