Morocco vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy by sex
Morocco
77.6 years
in 2023
Nicaragua
77.42 years
in 2023
Morocco rank
128th
Nicaragua rank
130th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 77.6 years against 77.42 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Morocco ranks 128th and Nicaragua ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.62 years | 44.67 years | 3.05 years | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 46.44 years | 52.13 years | 5.7 years | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 52.29 years | 57.85 years | 5.57 years | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 60.1 years | 63.67 years | 3.58 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 66.11 years | 67.46 years | 1.35 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 70.3 years | 72.51 years | 2.21 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 74.51 years | 75.67 years | 1.16 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 76.59 years | 75.46 years | 1.14 years | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Morocco or Nicaragua?
- Morocco, at 77.6 years against 77.42 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 0.18 years, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Morocco ranks 128th and Nicaragua ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.