Quality of life comparison

be 41.2% less likely to be obese

In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 17.4 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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.

pay a 20.3% lower top tax rate

France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

make 88.6% less money

France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 43.6% more likely to be unemployed

In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

have 2.5 times more children

In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 58.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In France, approximately 3.1 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 France, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Mauritania, 49% of the population do as of 2022.

be 31.4% less likely to have internet access

In France, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In France, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 65.5% less on education

France spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 72.1% less on healthcare

France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 84.5% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.