Quality of life comparison

be 98.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

be 55.1% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

be 62.5% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate

South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

make 55.9% less money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.

be 91.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

have 53.7% more children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.5% less likely to be literate

In South Africa, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2019. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 97.1% more likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 43.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (87% 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.

be 18.1% less likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In South Africa, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 71.2% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.5% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 73.1% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.