Which has higher life expectancy, Mauritius or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 74.95 years against 74.93 years in Mauritius as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Mauritius and Nicaragua?

0.02 years, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Nicaragua?

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.

Mauritius vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy

Mauritius

74.93 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

74.95 years

in 2023

Mauritius rank

123rd

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Life expectancy over time

Mauritius
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 74.95 years against 74.93 years in Mauritius, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 123rd and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	53.85 years	43.32 years	10.54 years	Mauritius
1960s	61.18 years	50.08 years	11.1 years	Mauritius
1970s	64.43 years	53.88 years	10.55 years	Mauritius
1980s	68.45 years	58.09 years	10.36 years	Mauritius
1990s	70.49 years	64.37 years	6.12 years	Mauritius
2000s	72.53 years	69.5 years	3.03 years	Mauritius
2010s	74.43 years	72.87 years	1.56 years	Mauritius
2020s	74.01 years	72.66 years	1.34 years	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Mauritius or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 74.95 years against 74.93 years in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Mauritius and Nicaragua?: 0.02 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy?: Mauritius ranks 123rd and Nicaragua ranks 122nd 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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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: 17 September 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.