Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 74.6% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
make 13.8% less money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 48.8% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Mauritania, 85% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.7% less on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.8 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 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
How big is Mauritania compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.