Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 24.4% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritania, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.1 years less
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 31.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 50.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.1% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
have 13.4% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 78.0% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% less on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 77.6% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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