Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 48.4% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 10.2 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 38.3% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 45.7% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 36.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 57.0% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.0% less likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 67.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 93% 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 25.5% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 13.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% 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 44.1% less on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.2% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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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