Gabon vs Mauritania: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Gabon
0.1443
in 2023
Mauritania
0.1407
in 2023
Gabon rank
54th
Mauritania rank
57th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Gabon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.1443 against 0.1407 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0036.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gabon ranks 54th and Mauritania ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4014 | 0.4322 | 0.0308 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.3312 | 0.3611 | 0.0299 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.2732 | 0.3089 | 0.0357 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.2317 | 0.2648 | 0.0331 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.2181 | 0.2298 | 0.0117 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.2004 | 0.1834 | 0.017 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.166 | 0.1559 | 0.0101 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.1488 | 0.1441 | 0.0048 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Gabon or Mauritania?
- Gabon, at 0.1443 against 0.1407 in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Gabon and Mauritania?
- 0.0036, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Gabon ranks 54th and Mauritania ranks 57th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.