Quality of life comparison

be 43.6% less likely to be obese

In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 10.5 years less

In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 84.4% less money

Romania has a GDP per capita of $40,500 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 87.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

be 50.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Romania, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 3.2 times more children

In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 46.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.3% less likely to be literate

In Romania, the literacy rate is 98.9% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 8.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 Romania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Mauritania, 49% of the population do as of 2022.

be 29.8% less likely to have internet access

In Romania, approximately 84.0% 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 Romania, 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 48.6% less on education

Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.0% less on healthcare

Romania spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.4 times more coastline

Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.