Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy at age 15
Mauritania
81.97 years
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
81.94 years
in 2100
Mauritania rank
170th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
171st
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 81.97 years against 81.94 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 170th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 8 and Sao Tome and Principe in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.44 years | 58.91 years | 0.5304 years | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 62.57 years | 63.5 years | 0.9355 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 64.87 years | 67.16 years | 2.29 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 65.99 years | 68.85 years | 2.86 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 67.32 years | 68.3 years | 0.9812 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 69.43 years | 67.12 years | 2.31 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 70.45 years | 67.96 years | 2.49 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 71.53 years | 70.9 years | 0.6308 years | Mauritania |
| 2030s | 73.01 years | 72.59 years | 0.4171 years | Mauritania |
| 2040s | 74.24 years | 74.02 years | 0.2173 years | Mauritania |
| 2050s | 75.57 years | 75.49 years | 0.0797 years | Mauritania |
| 2060s | 76.94 years | 76.94 years | 0.0023 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2070s | 78.34 years | 78.38 years | 0.0369 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2080s | 79.77 years | 79.81 years | 0.0486 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2090s | 81.19 years | 81.2 years | 0.0071 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2100s | 81.97 years | 81.94 years | 0.034 years | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mauritania, at 81.97 years against 81.94 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.03 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Mauritania ranks 170th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.