Quality of life comparison

live 16.6 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovenia, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 59.1% more likely to be obese

In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

make 7.3 times more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Slovenia, the GDP per capita is $36,500 as of 2020.

be 25.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Slovenia, that number is 7.6% as of 2019.

be 61.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Slovenia, however, that number is 12.0% as of 2018.

pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate

Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Slovenia, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.

be 99.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovenia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.

be 86.4% more likely to be literate

In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Slovenia, it is 99.7% as of 2015.

be 97.0% 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 Slovenia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2022.

have 70.4% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Slovenia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

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 Slovenia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Slovenia, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

be 16.8% 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 Slovenia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Slovenia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovenia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.

see 93.8% less coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Slovenia, that number is 47 km.