Quality of life comparison

live 10.7 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 85.8% more likely to be obese

In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.

make 6.0 times more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2023, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $37,800 as of 2023.

be 37.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 6.5% 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 Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 42.5% lower top tax rate

Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Latvia, 18.0 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 Latvia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 90.5% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.

have 69.5% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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 Latvia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 52.2% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.

be 16.8% 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 Latvia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 3.2 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Latvia spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 34.0% less coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.