Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 4.2 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 16.5% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 14.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 32.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Ghana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.3% less likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 56.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 62.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% 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 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% less on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 39.9% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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, Ghana Revenue Authority.
Mauritania: At a glance
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