Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 69.3% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
live 13.5 years less
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 56.9% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritania spends $302 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 67.4% fewer doctors per person
Mauritania has 2.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 27.5% less access to essential health services
Mauritania scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
be 92.3% more likely to die by suicide
Mauritania has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
be 40.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Chad, however, that number is 44.8% as of 2022.
make 53.5% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $2,198 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 27.1% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 34.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 96.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 381.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.0% less likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 86.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 76.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 72.4% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
be 32.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 52% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.0% less on education
Mauritania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 15.2% more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritania, road accidents kill 9.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 67.6% less strain on fresh water
Mauritania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 85.6% less CO2
Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 53.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mauritania, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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