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Bolivia vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 27th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Mauritania
Population
12716350
5432542
Population rank 79/197 123/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Bolivia and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Mauritania
Year GDP
Bolivia Mauritania
1960 $373,250,000 -
1961 $406,000,000 $159,213,430
1962 $443,916,667 $164,271,558
1963 $478,000,000 $168,186,297
1964 $538,583,333 $224,495,744
1965 $598,333,333 $255,340,475
1966 $662,500,000 $266,533,605
1967 $748,250,000 $282,615,310
1968 $849,333,333 $311,395,937
1969 $920,333,333 $295,062,308
1970 $1,006,833,333 $309,405,316
1971 $1,084,666,667 $335,568,907
1972 $1,286,153,846 $391,669,449
1973 $1,263,600,000 $493,237,876
1974 $2,101,300,000 $613,010,553
1975 $2,405,900,000 $703,377,837
1976 $2,733,350,000 $775,045,517
1977 $3,229,050,000 $799,030,017
1978 $3,760,100,000 $804,629,877
1979 $4,510,500,000 $951,900,945
1980 $4,450,360,000 $1,047,925,106
1981 $5,778,480,000 $1,105,494,682
1982 $5,600,390,625 $1,108,776,653
1983 $5,414,008,621 $1,165,171,263
1984 $6,169,304,528 $1,074,373,230
1985 $5,377,276,657 $1,009,723,326
1986 $3,959,383,520 $1,186,628,778
1987 $4,347,956,338 $1,344,664,725
1988 $4,597,611,710 $1,414,951,290
1989 $4,715,973,437 $1,450,647,019
1990 $4,867,582,598 $1,506,914,408
1991 $5,343,262,457 $2,133,692,697
1992 $5,643,868,749 $2,164,298,425
1993 $5,734,699,489 $1,847,353,211
1994 $5,981,222,859 $1,944,876,755
1995 $6,715,161,732 $2,091,726,101
1996 $7,396,949,126 $2,132,087,009
1997 $7,925,736,821 $2,071,996,564
1998 $8,497,494,652 $2,032,347,665
1999 $8,285,064,435 $1,985,922,776
2000 $8,397,855,485 $1,779,520,886
2001 $8,141,516,928 $1,746,063,558
2002 $7,905,485,146 $1,777,057,481
2003 $8,082,399,640 $2,051,147,607
2004 $8,773,451,752 $2,362,501,023
2005 $9,549,122,905 $2,936,019,526
2006 $11,451,844,902 $3,919,577,286
2007 $13,120,108,008 $4,346,212,355
2008 $16,674,276,286 $5,206,437,194
2009 $17,339,992,194 $4,714,595,548
2010 $19,649,723,722 $5,628,878,798
2011 $23,963,164,697 $6,764,627,746
2012 $27,084,497,482 $6,728,208,836
2013 $30,659,338,886 $7,223,071,097
2014 $32,996,188,017 $6,592,537,782
2015 $33,000,198,249 $6,166,863,897
2016 $33,941,126,194 $6,398,747,592
2017 $37,508,642,171 $6,800,135,898
2018 $40,287,647,931 $7,473,550,557
2019 $40,895,322,851 $7,894,764,886
2020 $36,629,843,806 $8,260,752,385
2021 $40,406,111,693 $9,222,536,364
2022 $44,008,282,880 $9,557,966,698
2023 $45,135,398,003 $10,651,709,314
2024 $49,668,296,744 $10,766,731,874

Bolivia and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Mauritania
1960 $100.8 -
1961 $107.4 $188.2
1962 $115.1 $189
1963 $121.4 $188.2
1964 $133.9 $244.3
1965 $145.6 $270
1966 $157.8 $273.6
1967 $174.3 $281.5
1968 $193.5 $301
1969 $205.1 $276.6
1970 $219.4 $281.3
1971 $231.1 $296
1972 $267.9 $335
1973 $257.3 $410
1974 $418 $494
1975 $468 $551
1976 $520 $589
1977 $600 $590
1978 $683 $578
1979 $801 $664
1980 $773 $711
1981 $981 $729
1982 $931 $710
1983 $880 $725
1984 $982 $650
1985 $838 $593
1986 $604 $677
1987 $650 $746
1988 $673 $762
1989 $675 $762
1990 $683 $772
1991 $734 $1,062
1992 $760 $1,036
1993 $757 $850
1994 $774 $865
1995 $853 $905
1996 $922 $904
1997 $970 $859
1998 $1,022 $821
1999 $979 $781
2000 $976 $681
2001 $930 $652
2002 $888 $649
2003 $893 $732
2004 $953 $824
2005 $1,020 $999
2006 $1,203 $1,301
2007 $1,355 $1,405
2008 $1,693 $1,636
2009 $1,731 $1,435
2010 $1,930 $1,660
2011 $2,316 $1,931
2012 $2,576 $1,859
2013 $2,870 $1,934
2014 $3,041 $1,713
2015 $2,996 $1,555
2016 $3,036 $1,566
2017 $3,306 $1,615
2018 $3,501 $1,723
2019 $3,504 $1,767
2020 $3,100 $1,796
2021 $3,385 $1,948
2022 $3,644 $1,960
2023 $3,686 $2,121
2024 $4,001 $2,083

Bolivia vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Mauritania
1950 40.7 38.4
1951 40.9 38.8
1952 41 39.2
1953 41.4 39.6
1954 41.7 40.1
1955 41.9 40.6
1956 42.2 41.1
1957 42.4 41.7
1958 42.7 42.3
1959 43 42.9
1960 43.3 43.6
1961 43.6 44.3
1962 44 45
1963 44.3 45.8
1964 44.7 46.6
1965 45.1 47.4
1966 45.5 48.1
1967 45.9 48.9
1968 46.3 49.5
1969 46.7 50.1
1970 47.1 50.5
1971 47.5 50.8
1972 47.8 51
1973 48.3 51.2
1974 48.8 51.4
1975 49.3 51.6
1976 50 51.8
1977 50.4 52
1978 50.8 52.3
1979 51.4 52.8
1980 51.8 53.2
1981 52.3 53.7
1982 52.5 54.2
1983 52.9 54.6
1984 53.4 55.2
1985 53.8 55.8
1986 54.2 56.3
1987 54.9 57
1988 55.5 57.5
1989 56.1 57.7
1990 56.8 58.1
1991 57.4 58.3
1992 57.9 58.6
1993 58.7 58.7
1994 59.3 58.8
1995 59.8 58.9
1996 60.3 58.9
1997 60.7 59.4
1998 61.2 59.9
1999 61.7 60.4
2000 62.1 61
2001 62.5 61.7
2002 63.1 62.2
2003 63.5 62.8
2004 63.8 63.4
2005 64.2 63.9
2006 64.5 64.5
2007 64.9 64.9
2008 65.3 65.2
2009 65.7 65.5
2010 66 65.7
2011 66.3 65.8
2012 66.6 65.8
2013 66.8 65.9
2014 67 66.2
2015 67.2 66.5
2016 67.4 66.8
2017 67.5 67.1
2018 67.7 67.4
2019 67.8 67.6
2020 62.9 66.8
2021 61.4 66.8
2022 67.4 68.3
2023 68.6 68.5
2024 68.7 68.7
2025 68.9 68.9

Bolivia and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Mauritania
Year Population
Bolivia Mauritania
1960 3,702,323 824,298
1961 3,778,731 846,167
1962 3,857,493 869,184
1963 3,938,913 893,423
1964 4,022,996 918,955
1965 4,109,796 945,838
1966 4,199,550 974,157
1967 4,292,572 1,003,843
1968 4,388,944 1,034,739
1969 4,488,232 1,066,754
1970 4,590,010 1,099,806
1971 4,694,342 1,133,702
1972 4,800,978 1,168,355
1973 4,910,200 1,203,838
1974 5,022,475 1,240,188
1975 5,137,539 1,277,330
1976 5,256,496 1,315,336
1977 5,379,166 1,353,768
1978 5,504,123 1,392,713
1979 5,630,849 1,432,758
1980 5,758,900 1,474,043
1981 5,888,109 1,516,877
1982 6,018,088 1,561,176
1983 6,149,060 1,606,746
1984 6,281,868 1,653,693
1985 6,416,185 1,702,107
1986 6,552,479 1,751,835
1987 6,692,162 1,803,014
1988 6,835,508 1,855,859
1989 6,981,766 1,903,048
1990 7,130,142 1,951,878
1991 7,280,289 2,009,738
1992 7,430,336 2,088,135
1993 7,579,195 2,174,328
1994 7,727,322 2,249,454
1995 7,874,676 2,312,017
1996 8,021,736 2,358,188
1997 8,167,900 2,411,306
1998 8,313,394 2,474,651
1999 8,459,806 2,541,698
2000 8,606,326 2,613,441
2001 8,752,736 2,678,760
2002 8,900,355 2,738,655
2003 9,050,700 2,802,046
2004 9,204,287 2,868,664
2005 9,360,754 2,939,059
2006 9,521,689 3,013,660
2007 9,685,960 3,093,059
2008 9,850,858 3,183,269
2009 10,016,275 3,284,448
2010 10,182,345 3,390,965
2011 10,348,929 3,502,811
2012 10,515,807 3,619,034
2013 10,682,608 3,734,318
2014 10,848,888 3,848,514
2015 11,014,705 3,965,959
2016 11,180,020 4,086,657
2017 11,344,587 4,210,600
2018 11,508,368 4,337,685
2019 11,671,386 4,467,708
2020 11,816,299 4,600,131
2021 11,937,360 4,734,874
2022 12,077,154 4,875,637
2023 12,244,159 5,022,441
2024 12,413,315 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Mauritania
1960 6.27 6.15
1961 6.26 6.2
1962 6.25 6.24
1963 6.23 6.31
1964 6.21 6.37
1965 6.18 6.44
1966 6.16 6.52
1967 6.13 6.57
1968 6.1 6.6
1969 6.06 6.64
1970 6 6.68
1971 5.95 6.7
1972 5.89 6.71
1973 5.85 6.72
1974 5.8 6.73
1975 5.75 6.71
1976 5.74 6.73
1977 5.67 6.74
1978 5.61 6.73
1979 5.54 6.7
1980 5.47 6.67
1981 5.41 6.64
1982 5.35 6.59
1983 5.29 6.54
1984 5.24 6.48
1985 5.15 6.42
1986 5.12 6.34
1987 5.06 6.27
1988 5.03 6.21
1989 4.97 6.2
1990 4.9 6.18
1991 4.85 6.16
1992 4.71 6.13
1993 4.59 6.09
1994 4.49 6.06
1995 4.41 5.96
1996 4.34 5.86
1997 4.22 5.74
1998 4.15 5.62
1999 4.09 5.52
2000 3.99 5.46
2001 3.89 5.41
2002 3.8 5.37
2003 3.72 5.36
2004 3.63 5.37
2005 3.56 5.38
2006 3.53 5.4
2007 3.45 5.43
2008 3.36 5.44
2009 3.29 5.41
2010 3.21 5.38
2011 3.14 5.38
2012 3.08 5.35
2013 3.01 5.32
2014 2.95 5.26
2015 2.89 5.21
2016 2.83 5.16
2017 2.78 5.11
2018 2.73 5.04
2019 2.69 4.98
2020 2.65 4.91
2021 2.62 4.85
2022 2.58 4.77
2023 2.55 4.7

Bolivia and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Mauritania
1960 19.6 18.8
1961 19.6 18.8
1962 19.6 18.8
1963 19.5 18.8
1964 19.5 18.8
1965 19.5 18.7
1966 19.5 18.6
1967 19.5 18.5
1968 19.5 18.4
1969 19.5 18.3
1970 19.4 18.1
1971 19.4 17.9
1972 19.4 17.7
1973 19.3 17.6
1974 19.3 17.4
1975 19.3 17.3
1976 19.3 17.2
1977 19.3 17.1
1978 19.3 17.1
1979 19.3 17
1980 19.3 17
1981 19.3 17
1982 19.4 17
1983 19.4 17
1984 19.4 17
1985 19.4 17
1986 19.5 17
1987 19.5 17.1
1988 19.6 17.1
1989 19.6 17.1
1990 19.6 17.1
1991 19.7 17.2
1992 19.8 17.3
1993 19.8 17.6
1994 20 17.6
1995 20.1 17.6
1996 20.3 17.5
1997 20.4 17.5
1998 20.6 17.5
1999 20.8 17.6
2000 20.9 17.7
2001 21.1 17.7
2002 21.3 17.7
2003 21.4 17.7
2004 21.6 17.7
2005 21.7 17.7
2006 21.9 17.6
2007 22.1 17.6
2008 22.2 17.7
2009 22.4 17.8
2010 22.6 17.8
2011 22.9 17.9
2012 23.1 17.8
2013 23.3 17.8
2014 23.5 17.8
2015 23.8 17.8
2016 24 17.8
2017 24.3 17.8
2018 24.5 17.8
2019 24.8 17.9
2020 25 17.9
2021 25.2 18
2022 25.4 18.1
2023 25.7 18.2
2024 26 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Bolivia Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
19.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Bolivia Mauritania
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
67%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Bolivia Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Mauritania
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
7,614 mi
2018

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