Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
be 99.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zimbabwe, 9.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 5.6 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Zimbabwe spends $103 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritania spends $302 as of 2023.
have 91.9% more doctors per person
Zimbabwe has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mauritania has 2.6 as of 2022.
be 84.4% less likely to die by suicide
Zimbabwe has a suicide rate of 17.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 63.8% more likely to be obese
In Zimbabwe, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
have 27.3% less access to essential health services
Zimbabwe scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mauritania scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 17.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.
be 11.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritania, that number is 10.3% as of 2025.
make 27.3% less money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $2,198 as of 2025.
Life
be 51.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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.
have 13.9% more children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 34.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.3% less likely to be literate
In Zimbabwe, the literacy rate is 89.7% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (94% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Mauritania, that number is 77% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 18.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 51% 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.
Expenditures
spend 20.0 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mauritania spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 48.1% more on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 85.2% less likely to be murdered
Zimbabwe has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 68.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Zimbabwe, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritania, they kill 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 71.3% less strain on fresh water
Zimbabwe withdraws 46% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mauritania withdraws 13% as of 2022.
find 51.0% less home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritania has 0.9 as of 2024.
Environment
be 10.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zimbabwe, air pollution causes 56.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritania, it causes 62.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.0% more CO2
Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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