Yemen vs Zimbabwe: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Yemen
42.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
42.3%
in 2023
Yemen rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 42.3% against 42.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Yemen ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.4% | 44.5% | 1.0% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 1.5% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 45.0% | 40.6% | 4.4% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 40.5% | 3.9% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 44.3% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 49.2% | 5.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 45.6% | 4.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 42.5% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
- Yemen, at 42.3% against 42.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Yemen and Zimbabwe rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Yemen ranks 47th 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.