Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 58.8% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
live 17.3 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.1% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 66.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mauritania, on the other hand, 51.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Mauritania, 49% of the population do as of 2022.
be 38.5% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 66.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Mauritania: At a glance
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