Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
be 92.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 7.8 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 78.8% more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritania spends $302 as of 2023.
have 24.3% more doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mauritania has 2.6 as of 2022.
be 43.8% less likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 27.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.
make 17.1% more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $2,198 as of 2025.
be 100.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritania, that number is 10.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 22.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mauritania, 381.0 women do as of 2023.
be 47.9% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
be 49.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 37.5% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mauritania, about 45.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.4 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mauritania spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 17.6% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
Safety
be 74.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritania, they kill 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mauritania has 0.9 as of 2024.
live with 9.7 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritania, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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