Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 49.6% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 9.9 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 78.6% more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 30.1% more children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.9% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 57.7% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 48.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Mauritania, that number is 32% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.4% less on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 70.2% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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