Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 46.6% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 17.3 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
make 86.2% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 49.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.9 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 191.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.7% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 20.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritania, on the other hand, 51.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 68.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Spain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Mauritania, 32% of the population do as of 2019.
be 55.9% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Spain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 54.8% less on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 63.7% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.8% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Mauritania: At a glance
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