Namibia vs Taiwan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Namibia
36.8%
in 2023
Taiwan
36.9%
in 2023
Namibia rank
174th
Taiwan rank
172nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Namibia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 36.9% against 36.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 174th and Taiwan ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.7% | 40.3% | 5.4% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 45.4% | 39.7% | 5.7% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 40.2% | 3.3% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 40.5% | 4.7% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 39.1% | 4.0% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 37.4% | 7.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 35.9% | 4.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 36.5% | 0.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Namibia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 36.9% against 36.8% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Namibia and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Taiwan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Namibia ranks 174th and Taiwan ranks 172nd 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.