Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Mauritania or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 66.57 years against 66.5 years in Mauritania as of 2023.

What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Mauritania and Republic of Moldova?

0.07 years, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Republic of Moldova?

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Republic of Moldova: Male life expectancy at birth

Mauritania

66.5 years

in 2023

Republic of Moldova

66.57 years

in 2023

Mauritania rank

180th

Republic of Moldova rank

177th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Mauritania
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 66.57 years against 66.5 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Mauritania ranks 180th and Republic of Moldova ranks 177th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39.54 years	52.95 years	13.41 years	Republic of Moldova
1960s	45.74 years	57.54 years	11.8 years	Republic of Moldova
1970s	49.84 years	60.2 years	10.36 years	Republic of Moldova
1980s	53.84 years	63.21 years	9.37 years	Republic of Moldova
1990s	57.45 years	62.86 years	5.41 years	Republic of Moldova
2000s	61.45 years	64.13 years	2.68 years	Republic of Moldova
2010s	64.52 years	65.71 years	1.2 years	Republic of Moldova
2020s	65.63 years	65.86 years	0.232 years	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Mauritania or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 66.57 years against 66.5 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Mauritania and Republic of Moldova?: 0.07 years, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Republic of Moldova?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Republic of Moldova rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Mauritania ranks 180th and Republic of Moldova ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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