Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 16.5 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 84.5% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2022.
be 79.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 10.8% as of 2022.
pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico 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 3.5 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.5% less likely to be literate
In Puerto Rico, the literacy rate is 92.4% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 52.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Mauritania, 48% of the population do as of 2021.
be 24.1% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Mauritania, 85% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.2% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.5% more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Finance.
Mauritania: At a glance
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