Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 38.9% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
have 37.5% more access to essential health services
Mauritania scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Zimbabwe scores 55 as of 2021.
be 98.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 9.8% of people as of 2024.
live 5.6 years less
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024.
see 65.8% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritania spends $302 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Zimbabwe spends $103 as of 2023.
have 47.9% fewer doctors per person
Mauritania has 2.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Zimbabwe has 1.4 as of 2023.
be 6.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Mauritania has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, it is 17.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 37.5% more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $2,198 as of 2025, while in Zimbabwe, the GDP per capita is $3,021 as of 2025.
be 20.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Zimbabwe, however, that number is 38.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 33.9% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, it is 89.7% as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, on the other hand, 62.4 children do as of 2024.
have 12.2% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 34.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, that number is 62% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 13.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Zimbabwe, that number is 67% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 95.0% less on education
Mauritania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 32.5% less on healthcare
Mauritania spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Zimbabwe, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 6.8 times more likely to be murdered
Mauritania has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Zimbabwe, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritania, road accidents kill 9.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Zimbabwe, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Mauritania has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Zimbabwe has 1.9 as of 2024.
live with 3.5 times more strain on fresh water
Mauritania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Zimbabwe withdraws 46% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 20.6% less CO2
Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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