Quality of life comparison

be 36.2% less likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 12.3 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

make 55.9% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

be 26.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate

Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 53.7% more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 28.6% less likely to be literate

In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.9% as of 2022. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 49% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 22.4% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ecuador, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 87% 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 48.6% less on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.0% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 66.3% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.