Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 34.6% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.5 years less
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 76.2% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 81.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 71.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 37.5% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.7% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 75.4% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 84.2% less on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.0 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Mauritania? See an in-depth size comparison.