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

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Senegal: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Mauritania

0.1559

in 2023

Senegal

0.1567

in 2023

Mauritania rank

66th

Senegal rank

64th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Mauritania
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.1567 against 0.1559 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0008.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 64th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.447	0.4593	0.0123	Senegal
1960s	0.3796	0.4412	0.0615	Senegal
1970s	0.3348	0.4006	0.0658	Senegal
1980s	0.2875	0.3192	0.0317	Senegal
1990s	0.2484	0.2733	0.0249	Senegal
2000s	0.2057	0.2341	0.0284	Senegal
2010s	0.1732	0.1808	0.0076	Senegal
2020s	0.1585	0.1606	0.0022	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Mauritania or Senegal?: Senegal, at 0.1567 against 0.1559 in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Mauritania and Senegal?: 0.0008, 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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Mauritania ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.