Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 92.4% more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.0% more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 33.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.9% less likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 20.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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.
have 16.2% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 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 46.4% more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 31.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 32% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 13.6% less on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 28.3% less on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.6% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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, Sudan Chamber of Taxation.
Mauritania: At a glance
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