Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 96.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 62.9% less likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 55.2% less spent on your healthcare
Gabon spends $673 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritania spends $302 as of 2023.
have 49.9% fewer doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mauritania has 2.6 as of 2022.
have 18.4% less access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mauritania scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 48.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritania, that number is 10.3% as of 2025.
make 73.4% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $2,198 as of 2025.
Life
have 25.4% more children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 34.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mauritania, 381.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.6% less likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
be 16.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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 46.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gabon, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 29% 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.
be 33.4% less likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mauritania, about 45.8% do as of 2024.
be 12.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Gabon, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water (92% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 77% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mauritania spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 38.7% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 14.8% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
Safety
be 24.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritania, they kill 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 79.7% less home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritania has 0.9 as of 2024.
live with 26.5 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 52.7% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 17.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritania, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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