Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.1 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 32.3% more likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 47.1% more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 71.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 24.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.4% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
have 11.8% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 55.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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.
Expenditures
spend 51.3% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.1% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mauritania: At a glance
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