Mauritania vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Mauritania
0.1407
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.1408
in 2023
Mauritania rank
57th
Tuvalu rank
56th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Mauritania
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.1408 against 0.1407 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 57th and Tuvalu ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4322 | 0.3731 | 0.0591 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.3611 | 0.2872 | 0.0739 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.3089 | 0.223 | 0.0859 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.2648 | 0.1908 | 0.074 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.2298 | 0.1815 | 0.0483 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.1834 | 0.1667 | 0.0167 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1559 | 0.1525 | 0.0033 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1441 | 0.1436 | 0.0004 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Mauritania or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.1408 against 0.1407 in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Mauritania and Tuvalu?
- 0.0001, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Mauritania ranks 57th and Tuvalu ranks 56th 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.