Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 25.7% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 2.3 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 100.0% more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2020.
be 62.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Mauritania, that number is 10.2% as of 2017.
be 36.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.0% as of 2014.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 13.9% more children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mauritania, 766.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.7% less likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Mauritania, it is 53.5% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 51.9% more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Mauritania, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
be 31.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% 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.
be 14.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% 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.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Mauritania, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.4% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Mauritania: At a glance
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