Madagascar vs Mauritania: Life expectancy
Madagascar
65.18 years
in 2020
Mauritania
64.53 years
in 2020
Madagascar rank
127th
Mauritania rank
129th
Life expectancy over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 65.18 years against 64.53 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.65 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mauritania ahead.
Madagascar ranks 127th and Mauritania ranks 129th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 8 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 28.39 years | 25 years | 3.39 years | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 29.7 years | 25 years | 4.7 years | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 32.15 years | 25.61 years | 6.54 years | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 33.3 years | 31.7 years | 1.6 years | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 38.75 years | 36.55 years | 2.2 years | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 41.91 years | 39.66 years | 2.25 years | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 46.81 years | 43.65 years | 3.16 years | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 48.67 years | 53.69 years | 5.02 years | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 53.33 years | 60.01 years | 6.68 years | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 59.25 years | 61.34 years | 2.09 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 63.61 years | 63.79 years | 0.1889 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 65.18 years | 64.53 years | 0.6499 years | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Madagascar, at 65.18 years against 64.53 years in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 0.65 years, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for life expectancy?
- Madagascar ranks 127th and Mauritania ranks 129th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.