Quality of life comparison

be 45.0% less likely to be obese

In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 13.5 years less

In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 85.7% less money

Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate

Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 3.2 times more children

In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 232.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.9% less likely to be literate

In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 12.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Poland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Mauritania, 49% of the population do as of 2022.

be 30.6% less likely to have internet access

In Poland, approximately 85.0% 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 Poland, 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.

spend 63.5% less on education

Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.7% less on healthcare

Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 71.4% more coastline

Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.