Which has higher life expectancy, Madagascar or Mozambique?

Madagascar, at 63.63 years against 63.61 years in Mozambique as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Madagascar and Mozambique?

0.02 years, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Mozambique: Life expectancy

Madagascar

63.63 years

in 2023

Mozambique

63.61 years

in 2023

Madagascar rank

217th

Mozambique rank

218th

Life expectancy over time

Madagascar
Mozambique

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 63.63 years against 63.61 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 217th and Mozambique ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	41.21 years	39.08 years	2.13 years	Madagascar
1960s	45.31 years	41.8 years	3.51 years	Madagascar
1970s	49.22 years	43.3 years	5.92 years	Madagascar
1980s	50.55 years	41.63 years	8.92 years	Madagascar
1990s	54.63 years	46.44 years	8.19 years	Madagascar
2000s	60.33 years	52.04 years	8.29 years	Madagascar
2010s	63.21 years	58.28 years	4.93 years	Madagascar
2020s	62.98 years	62.07 years	0.91 years	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Madagascar or Mozambique?: Madagascar, at 63.63 years against 63.61 years in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Madagascar and Mozambique?: 0.02 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for life expectancy?: Madagascar ranks 217th and Mozambique ranks 218th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.