Western Sahara vs Zambia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Western Sahara
42.1%
in 2023
Zambia
42.0%
in 2023
Western Sahara rank
52nd
Zambia rank
54th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 42.1% against 42.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Western Sahara ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Western Sahara averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Sahara | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.6% | 47.5% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 46.5% | 47.1% | 0.6% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 46.5% | 6.6% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 45.9% | 10.8% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 47.7% | 2.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 48.2% | 4.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 44.0% | 0.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.5% | 1.0% | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Western Sahara or Zambia?
- Western Sahara, at 42.1% against 42.0% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Western Sahara and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Sahara and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Western Sahara and Zambia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Western Sahara ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 54th 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.