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Angola vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 22nd vs. 28th).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Mauritania
Population
39983997
5432542
Population rank 39/197 123/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Angola and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Angola and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Angola

Mauritania
Year GDP
Angola Mauritania
1961 - $159,213,430
1962 - $164,271,558
1963 - $168,186,297
1964 - $224,495,744
1965 - $255,340,475
1966 - $266,533,605
1967 - $282,615,310
1968 - $311,395,937
1969 - $295,062,308
1970 - $309,405,316
1971 - $335,568,907
1972 - $391,669,449
1973 - $493,237,876
1974 - $613,010,553
1975 - $703,377,837
1976 - $775,045,517
1977 - $799,030,017
1978 - $804,629,877
1979 - $951,900,945
1980 $5,930,503,401 $1,047,925,106
1981 $5,550,483,036 $1,105,494,682
1982 $5,550,483,036 $1,108,776,653
1983 $5,784,341,596 $1,165,171,263
1984 $6,131,475,065 $1,074,373,230
1985 $7,554,065,410 $1,009,723,326
1986 $7,072,536,109 $1,186,628,778
1987 $8,084,412,414 $1,344,664,725
1988 $8,769,836,769 $1,414,951,290
1989 $10,201,780,977 $1,450,647,019
1990 $11,229,515,599 $1,506,914,408
1991 $10,603,784,541 $2,133,692,697
1992 $8,307,810,974 $2,164,298,425
1993 $5,768,720,422 $1,847,353,211
1994 $4,438,321,017 $1,944,876,755
1995 $5,538,749,260 $2,091,726,101
1996 $7,526,421,519 $2,132,087,009
1997 $7,648,380,196 $2,071,996,564
1998 $6,506,221,616 $2,032,347,665
1999 $6,152,923,310 $1,985,922,776
2000 $9,129,594,970 $1,779,520,886
2001 $8,936,079,118 $1,746,063,558
2002 $15,285,592,370 $1,777,057,481
2003 $17,812,704,586 $2,051,147,607
2004 $23,552,057,679 $2,362,501,023
2005 $36,970,900,884 $2,936,019,526
2006 $52,381,025,141 $3,919,577,286
2007 $65,266,415,494 $4,346,212,355
2008 $88,538,665,085 $5,206,437,194
2009 $70,307,196,182 $4,714,595,548
2010 $83,799,474,070 $5,628,878,798
2011 $111,789,747,671 $6,764,627,746
2012 $128,052,915,766 $6,728,208,836
2013 $132,339,109,040 $7,223,071,097
2014 $135,966,802,587 $6,592,537,782
2015 $90,496,420,507 $6,166,863,897
2016 $52,761,617,226 $6,398,747,592
2017 $73,690,154,991 $6,800,135,898
2018 $79,450,688,259 $7,473,550,557
2019 $70,897,962,732 $7,894,764,886
2020 $48,501,561,204 $8,260,752,385
2021 $66,505,129,988 $9,222,536,364
2022 $104,399,746,853 $9,557,966,698
2023 $84,875,162,197 $10,651,709,314
2024 $80,396,942,242 $10,766,731,874

Angola and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Angola Mauritania
1961 - $188.2
1962 - $189
1963 - $188.2
1964 - $244.3
1965 - $270
1966 - $273.6
1967 - $281.5
1968 - $301
1969 - $276.6
1970 - $281.3
1971 - $296
1972 - $335
1973 - $410
1974 - $494
1975 - $551
1976 - $589
1977 - $590
1978 - $578
1979 - $664
1980 $729 $711
1981 $658 $729
1982 $634 $710
1983 $637 $725
1984 $650 $650
1985 $772 $593
1986 $698 $677
1987 $770 $746
1988 $807 $762
1989 $908 $762
1990 $966 $772
1991 $882 $1,062
1992 $669 $1,036
1993 $450 $850
1994 $335 $865
1995 $404 $905
1996 $531 $904
1997 $522 $859
1998 $429 $821
1999 $393 $781
2000 $564 $681
2001 $534 $652
2002 $882 $649
2003 $993 $732
2004 $1,266 $824
2005 $1,916 $999
2006 $2,617 $1,301
2007 $3,141 $1,405
2008 $4,103 $1,636
2009 $3,137 $1,435
2010 $3,597 $1,660
2011 $4,616 $1,931
2012 $5,086 $1,859
2013 $5,058 $1,934
2014 $5,006 $1,713
2015 $3,214 $1,555
2016 $1,808 $1,566
2017 $2,437 $1,615
2018 $2,539 $1,723
2019 $2,190 $1,767
2020 $1,450 $1,796
2021 $1,926 $1,948
2022 $2,930 $1,960
2023 $2,310 $2,121
2024 $2,122 $2,083

Angola vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Mauritania
1950 35.9 38.4
1951 36 38.8
1952 36.2 39.2
1953 36.4 39.6
1954 36.6 40.1
1955 36.9 40.6
1956 37.1 41.1
1957 37.3 41.7
1958 37.5 42.3
1959 37.7 42.9
1960 37.9 43.6
1961 36.9 44.3
1962 37.2 45
1963 37.4 45.8
1964 37.7 46.6
1965 38 47.4
1966 38.3 48.1
1967 38.6 48.9
1968 39 49.5
1969 39.3 50.1
1970 39.7 50.5
1971 40.1 50.8
1972 40.5 51
1973 40.9 51.2
1974 41.3 51.4
1975 40.8 51.6
1976 40.8 51.8
1977 41.2 52
1978 41.6 52.3
1979 41.9 52.8
1980 42.2 53.2
1981 42.6 53.7
1982 42.9 54.2
1983 42 54.6
1984 42.2 55.2
1985 42.5 55.8
1986 42.7 56.3
1987 40.8 57
1988 41.5 57.5
1989 41.7 57.7
1990 41.9 58.1
1991 43.8 58.3
1992 42.3 58.6
1993 42.2 58.7
1994 43.6 58.8
1995 46.1 58.9
1996 46.4 58.9
1997 46.7 59.4
1998 45.5 59.9
1999 45.8 60.4
2000 46.5 61
2001 47 61.7
2002 47.9 62.2
2003 50.2 62.8
2004 51.1 63.4
2005 52.1 63.9
2006 53 64.5
2007 54.2 64.9
2008 55.3 65.2
2009 56.2 65.5
2010 57.2 65.7
2011 58.1 65.8
2012 58.9 65.8
2013 59.7 65.9
2014 60.4 66.2
2015 61 66.5
2016 61.6 66.8
2017 62.1 67.1
2018 62.6 67.4
2019 63.1 67.6
2020 63.1 66.8
2021 63 66.8
2022 64.2 68.3
2023 64.6 68.5
2024 64.8 68.7
2025 65 68.9

Angola and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Mauritania
Year Population
Angola Mauritania
1960 5,231,654 824,298
1961 5,301,583 846,167
1962 5,354,310 869,184
1963 5,408,320 893,423
1964 5,464,187 918,955
1965 5,521,981 945,838
1966 5,581,386 974,157
1967 5,641,807 1,003,843
1968 5,702,699 1,034,739
1969 5,763,685 1,066,754
1970 5,852,788 1,099,806
1971 5,991,102 1,133,702
1972 6,174,262 1,168,355
1973 6,388,528 1,203,838
1974 6,613,367 1,240,188
1975 6,842,947 1,277,330
1976 7,074,664 1,315,336
1977 7,317,829 1,353,768
1978 7,576,734 1,392,713
1979 7,847,207 1,432,758
1980 8,133,872 1,474,043
1981 8,435,607 1,516,877
1982 8,751,648 1,561,176
1983 9,082,983 1,606,746
1984 9,425,917 1,653,693
1985 9,779,120 1,702,107
1986 10,139,450 1,751,835
1987 10,497,858 1,803,014
1988 10,861,291 1,855,859
1989 11,238,562 1,903,048
1990 11,626,360 1,951,878
1991 12,023,529 2,009,738
1992 12,423,712 2,088,135
1993 12,827,135 2,174,328
1994 13,249,764 2,249,454
1995 13,699,778 2,312,017
1996 14,170,973 2,358,188
1997 14,660,413 2,411,306
1998 15,159,370 2,474,651
1999 15,667,235 2,541,698
2000 16,194,869 2,613,441
2001 16,747,208 2,678,760
2002 17,327,699 2,738,655
2003 17,943,712 2,802,046
2004 18,600,423 2,868,664
2005 19,291,161 2,939,059
2006 20,015,279 3,013,660
2007 20,778,561 3,093,059
2008 21,578,655 3,183,269
2009 22,414,773 3,284,448
2010 23,294,825 3,390,965
2011 24,218,352 3,502,811
2012 25,177,394 3,619,034
2013 26,165,620 3,734,318
2014 27,160,769 3,848,514
2015 28,157,798 3,965,959
2016 29,183,070 4,086,657
2017 30,234,839 4,210,600
2018 31,297,155 4,337,685
2019 32,375,632 4,467,708
2020 33,451,132 4,600,131
2021 34,532,429 4,734,874
2022 35,635,029 4,875,637
2023 36,749,906 5,022,441
2024 37,885,849 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Angola and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Angola

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Angola Mauritania
1960 6.71 6.15
1961 6.79 6.2
1962 6.87 6.24
1963 6.95 6.31
1964 7.04 6.37
1965 7.12 6.44
1966 7.19 6.52
1967 7.27 6.57
1968 7.33 6.6
1969 7.39 6.64
1970 7.43 6.68
1971 7.47 6.7
1972 7.49 6.71
1973 7.5 6.72
1974 7.5 6.73
1975 7.49 6.71
1976 7.49 6.73
1977 7.48 6.74
1978 7.47 6.73
1979 7.46 6.7
1980 7.46 6.67
1981 7.46 6.64
1982 7.46 6.59
1983 7.46 6.54
1984 7.46 6.48
1985 7.45 6.42
1986 7.44 6.34
1987 7.41 6.27
1988 7.37 6.21
1989 7.33 6.2
1990 7.27 6.18
1991 7.21 6.16
1992 7.14 6.13
1993 7.07 6.09
1994 6.99 6.06
1995 6.92 5.96
1996 6.85 5.86
1997 6.79 5.74
1998 6.73 5.62
1999 6.68 5.52
2000 6.64 5.46
2001 6.6 5.41
2002 6.57 5.37
2003 6.53 5.36
2004 6.5 5.37
2005 6.46 5.38
2006 6.42 5.4
2007 6.37 5.43
2008 6.32 5.44
2009 6.26 5.41
2010 6.19 5.38
2011 6.12 5.38
2012 6.04 5.35
2013 5.95 5.32
2014 5.86 5.26
2015 5.77 5.21
2016 5.69 5.16
2017 5.6 5.11
2018 5.52 5.04
2019 5.44 4.98
2020 5.37 4.91
2021 5.3 4.85
2022 5.21 4.77
2023 5.12 4.7

Angola and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Angola Mauritania
1960 19.8 18.8
1961 19.6 18.8
1962 19.4 18.8
1963 19.1 18.8
1964 18.9 18.8
1965 18.6 18.7
1966 18.3 18.6
1967 18.1 18.5
1968 17.8 18.4
1969 17.6 18.3
1970 17.3 18.1
1971 17 17.9
1972 17 17.7
1973 17 17.6
1974 17.1 17.4
1975 17.2 17.3
1976 17.2 17.2
1977 17.3 17.1
1978 17.4 17.1
1979 17.5 17
1980 17.6 17
1981 17.6 17
1982 17.7 17
1983 17.7 17
1984 17.8 17
1985 17.8 17
1986 17.8 17
1987 17.7 17.1
1988 17.6 17.1
1989 17.6 17.1
1990 17.5 17.1
1991 17.4 17.2
1992 17.3 17.3
1993 17.3 17.6
1994 17.2 17.6
1995 17.1 17.6
1996 17.1 17.5
1997 17.1 17.5
1998 17.1 17.5
1999 17.2 17.6
2000 17.2 17.7
2001 17.2 17.7
2002 17.2 17.7
2003 17.3 17.7
2004 17.3 17.7
2005 17.3 17.7
2006 17.3 17.6
2007 17.4 17.6
2008 17.4 17.7
2009 17.4 17.8
2010 17.4 17.8
2011 17.4 17.9
2012 17.4 17.8
2013 17.4 17.8
2014 17.4 17.8
2015 17.4 17.8
2016 17.4 17.8
2017 17.4 17.8
2018 17.4 17.8
2019 17.4 17.9
2020 17.5 17.9
2021 17.5 18
2022 17.5 18.1
2023 17.6 18.2
2024 17.7 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
27.3%
2024

Energy

Angola Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
19.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Angola Mauritania
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
67%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Angola Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Mauritania
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
7,614 mi
2018

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