If you lived in Estonia instead of Mauritania, you would:

Health

live 12.7 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 66.9% more likely to be obese

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

Economy

make 6.7 times more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 39.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 29.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate

Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 49.1% more likely to be literate

In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 93.3% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 69.9% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

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

be 62.9% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 16.9% 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 Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.5 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.0 times more coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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