Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 53.6% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 12.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 12.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
make 53.3% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 51.5% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.3% less likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 67.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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.
be 34.9% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 68.9% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.8% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 24.4% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Mauritania: At a glance
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