Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 98.4% more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 44.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 90.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.6% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 71.9% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
have 23.1% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 93.1% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 36.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to Mauritania? See an in-depth size comparison.