Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 93.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 5.0 years less
In Tanzania, 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 51.2% more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 92.3% more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 17.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 46.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 524.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.3% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 77.9% as of 2015. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 40.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Mauritania, on the other hand, 51.0 children do as of 2022.
have 15.7% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 33.3 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 86.4% more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% 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.
be 20.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 23% 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 38.7% less on education
Tanzania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.2% less on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 47.1% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Mauritania: At a glance
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