South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
South Sudan
42.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
42.3%
in 2023
South Sudan rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- South Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 42.3% against 42.3% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.9% | 44.5% | 1.4% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 1.5% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 40.6% | 6.4% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 40.5% | 7.2% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.3% | 1.7% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 49.2% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 45.6% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.5% | 0.1% | 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, South Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 42.3% against 42.3% in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between South Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- South Sudan ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th 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.