Mauritania vs Senegal: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Mauritania
0.1407
in 2023
Senegal
0.1354
in 2023
Mauritania rank
57th
Senegal rank
59th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1407 against 0.1354 in Senegal, a difference of 0.0053.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 57th and Senegal ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4322 | 0.4545 | 0.0223 | Senegal |
| 1960s | 0.3611 | 0.4371 | 0.076 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.3089 | 0.3943 | 0.0854 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.2648 | 0.3028 | 0.038 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.2298 | 0.2545 | 0.0247 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.1834 | 0.2148 | 0.0314 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.1559 | 0.1598 | 0.004 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1441 | 0.1401 | 0.0039 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 0.1407 against 0.1354 in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.0053, 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 life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Mauritania ranks 57th and Senegal ranks 59th 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.