Mauritania vs Tokelau: Sex gap in life expectancy
Mauritania
3.98 years
in 2023
Tokelau
3.97 years
in 2023
Mauritania rank
184th
Tokelau rank
185th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Mauritania
- Tokelau
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.98 years against 3.97 years in Tokelau, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Mauritania ranks 184th and Tokelau ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Tokelau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.93 years | 4.18 years | 2.25 years | Tokelau |
| 1960s | 2.42 years | 2.73 years | 0.3085 years | Tokelau |
| 1970s | 3.45 years | 0.2524 years | 3.19 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.37 years | 0.3889 years | 2.98 years | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.08 years | 2.47 years | 0.6121 years | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.1 years | 3.38 years | 0.7215 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.02 years | 3.91 years | 0.1095 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 3.96 years | 0.0037 years | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Mauritania or Tokelau?
- Mauritania, at 3.98 years against 3.97 years in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Mauritania and Tokelau?
- 0.01 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tokelau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 184th and Tokelau ranks 185th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.