Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 44.3% more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 51.5% more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 78.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 33.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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.
have 10.9% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 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 54.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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 64.2% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% 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
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 42.0% more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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
How big is Mauritania compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.