Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 34.6% more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 50.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 56.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 78.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.0% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
have 12.2% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% more 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 Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 16.9% more 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 Yemen, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 34.1% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Yemen: At a glance
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