Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau, 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 33.7% more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 53.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
have 23.0% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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 78.3% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% 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 34.5% less on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.7% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mauritania: At a glance
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