Mauritania vs Senegal: Poverty vs life expectancy

Mauritania
68.48
in 2023
Senegal
68.68
in 2023
Mauritania rank
182nd
Senegal rank
179th

Poverty vs life expectancy over time

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 68.68 against 68.48 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2.

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

Mauritania ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 179th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 7 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 40.48 38.22 2.26 Mauritania
1960s 46.93 39.88 7.06 Mauritania
1970s 51.54 43.79 7.76 Mauritania
1980s 55.52 52.24 3.27 Mauritania
1990s 59 57.18 1.82 Mauritania
2000s 63.51 60.69 2.83 Mauritania
2010s 66.48 66.12 0.3619 Mauritania
2020s 67.58 67.71 0.1285 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty vs life expectancy, Mauritania or Senegal?
Senegal, at 68.68 against 68.48 in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty vs life expectancy between Mauritania and Senegal?
0.2, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for poverty vs life expectancy?
Mauritania ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Poverty vs 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
Poverty vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed