Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 37.1% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 6.7 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
make 73.3% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 67.8% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 39.5% less likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 65.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Mauritania, that number is 32% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 12.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 57.8% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.7% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.3% more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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