Mayotte vs Papua New Guinea: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Mayotte
40.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
40.0%
in 2023
Mayotte rank
103rd
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Mayotte
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mayotte currently reports 40.0% against 40.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.
Mayotte ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mayotte | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.5% | 45.2% | 2.3% | Mayotte |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 44.6% | 0.2% | Mayotte |
| 1970s | 42.6% | 43.6% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 42.6% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 42.7% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 43.0% | 4.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 40.8% | 0.4% | Mayotte |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Mayotte or Papua New Guinea?
- Mayotte, at 40.0% against 40.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Mayotte and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Mayotte ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mayotte and Papua New Guinea rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Mayotte ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd 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.