Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 6.6 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 21.0% more spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritania spends $302 as of 2023.
have 57.2% more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mauritania has 2.6 as of 2022.
be 63.3% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 88.4% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 15.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritania, that number is 10.3% as of 2025.
make 28.0% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $2,198 as of 2025.
Life
be 34.0% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
be 32.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mauritania, about 45.8% do as of 2024.
be 30.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% 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 2.1 times more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Mauritania spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 26.5% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 46.4% more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
Safety
be 53.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritania, they kill 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 40.6% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritania has 0.9 as of 2024.
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 27.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritania, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
emit 64.4% more CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 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), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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