Quality of life comparison

be 44.1% less likely to be obese

In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 12.4 years less

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

make 82.4% less money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 56.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

be 47.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 56.3% more children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 30.0% less likely to be literate

In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Panama, approximately 16.4 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.

be 48.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Panama, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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.

be 13.2% less likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Panama, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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.

spend 51.3% less on education

Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 64.9% less on healthcare

Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 69.7% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.