Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 95.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 1.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 58.7% more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 29.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
make 70.6% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 18.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% 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
Equatorial Guinea 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 34.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.9% less likely to be literate
In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 57.7% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Mauritania, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 52.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 45% 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.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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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