Quality of life comparison

be 52.8% less likely to be obese

In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mauritania, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2016.

live 11.6 years less

In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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.

be 30.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mauritania, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.

make 48.8% less money

Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 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 Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mauritania, however, that number is 31.8% as of 2019.

pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate

Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mauritania, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 2.0 times more children

In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritania, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mauritania, 465.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.0% less likely to be literate

In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 82.7% as of 2021. In Mauritania, it is 67.0% as of 2021.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tunisia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 25.3% less likely to have internet access

In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mauritania, about 59.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tunisia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 74.0% less on education

Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Mauritania spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 46.0% less on healthcare

Tunisia 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 34.3% less coastline

Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Mauritania, that number is 754 km.