Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.7 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 22.6% more spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritania spends $302 as of 2023.
have 91.9% more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mauritania has 2.6 as of 2022.
be 68.1% less likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 50.2% more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 15.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.
make 11.4% more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $2,198 as of 2025.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritania, that number is 10.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 24.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 40.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mauritania, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2024.
be 47.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 258.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mauritania, 381.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 30.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 50% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mauritania spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 87.6% more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
Safety
be 85.2% less likely to be murdered
Cameroon has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 10.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritania, they kill 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 55.4% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mauritania has 0.9 as of 2024.
live with 8.5 times more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritania, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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