Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
be 40.7% less likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 10.0 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 35.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
be 82.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 56.6% more children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.5% less likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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 60.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% 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 11.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Honduras, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% 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 61.2% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.8% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Mauritania: At a glance
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