Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
see 62.2% more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritania spends $302 as of 2023.
be 68.6% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.0 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
have 46.7% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mauritania scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 94.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritania, that number is 10.3% as of 2025.
make 37.1% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $2,198 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 34.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 67.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mauritania, 381.0 women do as of 2023.
be 31.3% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
be 42.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mauritania, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 50% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 40.3% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mauritania, about 45.8% do as of 2024.
be 17.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Mauritania, 77% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 73.1% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
Safety
be 92.1% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 28.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritania, they kill 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 92.7% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritania has 0.9 as of 2024.
live with 75.7% more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 71.4% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 93.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritania, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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