Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 64.1% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 11.4 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 88.7% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 70.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 97.3% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 45.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.2% less likely to be literate
In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 68.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 32% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 58.2% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Mauritania, 85% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 71.4% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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