Quality of life comparison

be 40.1% less likely to be obese

In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 7.7 years less

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

be 46.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

make 50.4% less money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

pay a 5.7 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 27.1% more children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.6% less likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 94.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 15.7% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 50.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Guatemala, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% 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 10.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guatemala, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 38.7% less on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.7% less on healthcare

Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 88.5% more coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.