Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Sex gap in life expectancy
Mauritania
3.98 years
in 2023
Western Sahara
3.86 years
in 2023
Mauritania rank
184th
Western Sahara rank
187th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Mauritania
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.98 years against 3.86 years in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Mauritania ranks 184th and Western Sahara ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.93 years | 3.14 years | 1.21 years | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 2.42 years | 3.1 years | 0.6804 years | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 3.45 years | 9.67 years | 6.22 years | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 3.37 years | 13.37 years | 9.99 years | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 3.08 years | 3.34 years | 0.2539 years | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 4.1 years | 3.48 years | 0.6207 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.02 years | 3.52 years | 0.4956 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 3.7 years | 0.2553 years | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Mauritania or Western Sahara?
- Mauritania, at 3.98 years against 3.86 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 0.12 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Western Sahara rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 184th and Western Sahara ranks 187th 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.