Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 11.7 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Oman, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Oman, that number is 27.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.5 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2019.
Life
be 97.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Oman, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.9% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Oman, it is 95.7% as of 2018.
be 71.7% 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 Oman, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2022.
have 21.2% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Oman, there are 22.1 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 people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Oman, about 95.0% 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 Oman, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Oman spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 24.2% more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Oman, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Oman: At a glance
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