Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 17.3 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 81.9% more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.7 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 59.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 99.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 95.5% 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 56.5% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
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 Norway, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Norway, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.4% 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 Norway, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.0 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.4 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Norway: At a glance
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