Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.5 years less

In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

be 47.7% more likely to be obese

In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 12.5% more money

Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $5,600 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 91.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Pakistan, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

be 45.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Pakistan, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

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

Life

be 15.5% more likely to be literate

In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Pakistan, approximately 154.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Pakistan, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 48.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Pakistan, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 49% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 20.8% less on education

Pakistan spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 21.4% more on healthcare

Pakistan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 27.9% less coastline

Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Finance.

Mauritania: At a glance

Mauritania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,030,700 sq km. Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and installed a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009 and sworn in the following month. AZIZ sustained injuries from an accidental shooting by his own troops in October 2012 but has continued to maintain his authority. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among its black population (Afro-Mauritanians) and white and black Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, and confronts a terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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