Quality of life comparison

be 56.8% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 18.6 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

make 88.7% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 95.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 2.7 times more children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.

be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Mauritania, 49% of the population do as of 2022.

be 36.6% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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.

spend 63.5% less on education

Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 73.6% less on healthcare

Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.6% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.