Quality of life comparison

live 1.2 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 38.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritania, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

be 35.4% more likely to be obese

In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

make 82.5% more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 45.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

be 84.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

be 53.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 37.8% more likely to be literate

In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 92.3% as of 2021.

be 42.3% 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

have 10.7% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 56% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 10.2% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

spend 5.1 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.1 times more coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.