Mozambique vs Nicaragua: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Mozambique
39.8%
in 2023
Nicaragua
39.9%
in 2023
Mozambique rank
110th
Nicaragua rank
109th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Mozambique
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 39.9% against 39.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mozambique ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.1% | 47.0% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 46.9% | 45.2% | 1.7% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 40.9% | 6.8% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 36.6% | 8.9% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 40.7% | 6.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 39.9% | 6.7% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 39.7% | 4.1% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 38.5% | 1.6% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Mozambique or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 39.9% against 39.8% in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Mozambique and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Nicaragua rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Mozambique ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 109th 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.