Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 25.2% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritania, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.5 years less
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 12.0% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
have 29.9% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 43.9% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 53.6% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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