Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 46.9% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 6.6 years less
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 17.3% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritania spends $302 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 36.4% fewer doctors per person
Mauritania has 2.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Mauritania has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 77.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 38.8% more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $2,198 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
be 17.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
Life
be 25.4% less likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 48.3% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.9% more 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% less on education
Mauritania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 21.0% less on healthcare
Mauritania spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 31.7% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritania, road accidents kill 9.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.4% more home broadband
Mauritania has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 61.6% less strain on fresh water
Mauritania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 39.2% less CO2
Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 38.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mauritania, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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