Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 60.3% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 9.2 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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
make 61.9% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $16,800 as of 2024, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2024.
be 44.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 10.4% as of 2024.
pay a 77.8% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 82.6% more children
In Egypt, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Mauritania, there are 34.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 22.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Mauritania, 381.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.7% less likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 79.5% as of 2022. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Mauritania, 49% of the population do as of 2022.
be 49.3% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Mauritania, about 37.0% do as of 2023.
be 21.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Egypt, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 78% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% less on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.7% less on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 69.2% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Mauritania: At a glance
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