Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 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 11.4% more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.9% more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 17.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate
Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.6% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
have 21.0% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 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 54.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 32% 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 38.7% less on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.6% more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 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.
Mauritania: At a glance
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