Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 44.1% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 12.4 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
make 80.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 66.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 40.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 56.0% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.1% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 65.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% 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.
be 35.9% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 11.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Panama, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 38.7% less on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.7% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Mauritania: At a glance
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