Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 22.0% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritania, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 72.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 64.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 12.6% 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 Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
have 30.6% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 36.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.2% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
How big is Liberia compared to Mauritania? See an in-depth size comparison.