Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.3% more likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 51.5% more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 19.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
be 10.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 26.2% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 92.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
have 31.8% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.7% more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% less on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.5% more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mauritania: At a glance
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