Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 18.6 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.2 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 51.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
be 70.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate
Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 62.6% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Canada, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 57.6% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
be 16.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 268.0 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
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