Quality of life comparison

live 4.9 years less

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 98.4% more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

make 37.5% less money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.

be 99.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.

be 85.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.

pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate

Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 25.9% more children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.

be 44.4% less likely to be literate

In Philippines, the literacy rate is 96.3% as of 2019. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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.

be 66.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Philippines, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% 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 18.0% less likely to have internet access

In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.

be 12.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Philippines, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 95% 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.

spend 40.6% less on education

Philippines spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 19.5% less on healthcare

Philippines spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 97.9% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.