Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 24.4% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.0 years less
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 90.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 34.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 24.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 48.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
have 46.7% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.7% less likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 57.9% more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.0% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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