Vanuatu vs Western Sahara: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Vanuatu
71.48 years
in 2023
Western Sahara
71.39 years
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
159th
Western Sahara rank
160th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Vanuatu
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 71.48 years against 71.39 years in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 159th and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.47 years | 36.61 years | 9.87 years | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 52.29 years | 40.41 years | 11.88 years | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 57.9 years | 40.67 years | 17.22 years | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 63.71 years | 47.05 years | 16.66 years | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 67.78 years | 59.97 years | 7.82 years | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 69.02 years | 64.93 years | 4.09 years | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 70.17 years | 69.05 years | 1.12 years | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 70.78 years | 71.01 years | 0.2282 years | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Vanuatu or Western Sahara?
- Vanuatu, at 71.48 years against 71.39 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Vanuatu and Western Sahara?
- 0.09 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Vanuatu and Western Sahara rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Vanuatu ranks 159th and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.