Which has higher life expectancy, Moldova or Western Sahara?

Western Sahara, at 71.39 against 71.2 in Moldova as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Moldova and Western Sahara?

0.19, with Western Sahara ahead.

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

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova

71.2

in 2023

Western Sahara

71.39

in 2023

Moldova rank

162nd

Western Sahara rank

160th

Western Sahara currently reports 71.39 against 71.2 in Moldova, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 162nd and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.

Decade	Moldova	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	56.54	36.61	19.94	Moldova
1960s	60.99	40.41	20.58	Moldova
1970s	63.58	40.67	22.91	Moldova
1980s	66.78	47.05	19.72	Moldova
1990s	66.82	59.97	6.85	Moldova
2000s	68.25	64.93	3.32	Moldova
2010s	70.2	69.05	1.16	Moldova
2020s	70.41	71.01	0.5944	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Moldova or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 71.39 against 71.2 in Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Moldova and Western Sahara?: 0.19, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Western Sahara rank globally for life expectancy?: Moldova ranks 162nd and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.