Which has higher life expectancy, Mexico or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 70.17 years against 70.13 years in Mexico as of 2020.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Mexico and Republic of Moldova?

0.04 years, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Republic of Moldova?

9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.

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.

Mexico vs Republic of Moldova: Life expectancy

Mexico

70.13 years

in 2020

Republic of Moldova

70.17 years

in 2020

Mexico rank

105th

Republic of Moldova rank

103rd

Life expectancy over time

Mexico
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 70.17 years against 70.13 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 105th and Republic of Moldova ranks 103rd of 162 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1980s	67.68 years	65.34 years	2.34 years	Mexico
1990s	70.81 years	66.58 years	4.23 years	Mexico
2000s	73.97 years	67.29 years	6.68 years	Mexico
2010s	74.44 years	69.3 years	5.14 years	Mexico
2020s	70.13 years	70.17 years	0.0337 years	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Mexico or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 70.17 years against 70.13 years in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Mexico and Republic of Moldova?: 0.04 years, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Republic of Moldova?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Republic of Moldova rank globally for life expectancy?: Mexico ranks 105th and Republic of Moldova ranks 103rd 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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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.