Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 35.5% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 55.8% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 55.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 53.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 63.0% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.4% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 67.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% 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 36.9% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.8% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.5% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.8% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Mauritania: At a glance
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