Mauritania vs Senegal: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Mauritania
1.06
in 2023
Senegal
1.06
in 2023
Mauritania rank
162nd
Senegal rank
164th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.06 against 1.06 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 162nd and Senegal ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.0217 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.0272 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.03 | 0.0372 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.0094 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.002 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.0094 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0026 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0015 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd and Senegal ranks 164th 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 ratio 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
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.