Mauritania vs Rwanda: Life expectancy
Mauritania
68.48 years
in 2023
Rwanda
67.79 years
in 2023
Mauritania rank
182nd
Rwanda rank
185th
Life expectancy over time
- Mauritania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 68.48 years against 67.79 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.69 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Mauritania ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.48 years | 44.71 years | 4.23 years | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 46.93 years | 47.39 years | 0.4536 years | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 51.54 years | 46.12 years | 5.42 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 55.52 years | 50.52 years | 5 years | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 59 years | 40.83 years | 18.16 years | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 63.51 years | 55.49 years | 8.03 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 66.48 years | 65.05 years | 1.42 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 67.58 years | 67.28 years | 0.3011 years | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Mauritania or Rwanda?
- Mauritania, at 68.48 years against 67.79 years in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 0.69 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 185th 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
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.