Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 14.1 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 16.0% more spent on your healthcare
Nigeria spends $260 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritania spends $302 as of 2023.
be 45.7% less likely to die by suicide
Nigeria has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 76.2% more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 13.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
have 31.3% fewer doctors per person
Nigeria has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mauritania has 2.6 as of 2022.
Economy
be 43.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 56.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.
make 79.5% more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $2,198 as of 2025.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritania, that number is 10.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 61.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 993.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mauritania, 381.0 women do as of 2023.
be 56.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mauritania, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mauritania, about 45.8% do as of 2024.
be 17.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 50% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 23.8 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mauritania spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 11.6% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
Safety
be 93.7% less likely to be murdered
Nigeria has a homicide rate of 15.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 44.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nigeria, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritania, they kill 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 11.9 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritania has 0.9 as of 2024.
live with 37.0% more strain on fresh water
Nigeria withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 19.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Nigeria, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritania, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.2% more CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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