Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 5.5 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Mauritania, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.0% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 72.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
be 46.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.
make 40.6% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Mauritania, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2023.
pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate
Swaziland 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 22.0% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.2% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.
be 28.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 40.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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.
Expenditures
spend 62.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.7% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mauritania, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Mauritania: At a glance
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