Quality of life comparison

be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

live 9.6 years less

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

be 17.6% more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

make 74.4% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.

be 53.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 2.8 times more children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.

be 41.4% less likely to be literate

In Mauritius, the literacy rate is 91.3% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritania, on the other hand, 51.0 children do as of 2022.

be 68.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritius, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Mauritania, 32% of the population do as of 2019.

be 36.9% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

be 14.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 58.7% less on education

Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.8% less on healthcare

Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 4.3 times more coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.