Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.9 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 42.7% more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 38.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 22.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 13.7% less likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
have 17.9% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.9% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 48.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 32% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.6% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Mauritania: At a glance
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