Benin vs Liberia: Probability of dying that year, among males
Benin
5.7%
in 2023
Liberia
6.1%
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Liberia rank
11th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 6.1% against 5.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.2% | 19.9% | 1.3% | Benin |
| 1960s | 18.1% | 19.6% | 1.5% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 17.9% | 2.9% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 17.0% | 4.6% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 16.6% | 6.4% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 10.9% | 2.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 7.5% | 0.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 6.3% | 0.4% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Benin or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 6.1% against 5.7% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Benin and Liberia?
- 0.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Benin ranks 14th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.