Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 22.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
pay a 43.8% lower top tax rate
Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.1% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 65.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
have 23.5% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Egypt, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 75.6% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.0% more 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 Egypt, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 42.4% more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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