Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
be 45.5% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 23.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 12.5 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
make 72.7% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 26.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 24.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 4.4 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 127.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.9% less likely to be literate
In Montenegro, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 15.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 68.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Montenegro, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Mauritania, 32% of the population do as of 2019.
be 47.4% less likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Montenegro, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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.
Expenditures
spend 60.2% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.
Mauritania: At a glance
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