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Chad vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chad has a population of 20.3M (ranked 65/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Chad's land area is 486,180 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 21st vs. 28th).

By GDP, Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Chad Mauritania
Population
21450865
5432542
Population rank 64/197 123/197
GDP
$20.6B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 127/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$1,016
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 175/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,962
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$6.97B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.9%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$343
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 175/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,511
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
486,180 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.12
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
16.8 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Chad and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Chad and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Chad

Mauritania
Year GDP
Chad Mauritania
1960 $313,582,728 -
1961 $333,975,336 $159,213,430
1962 $357,635,713 $164,271,558
1963 $371,767,002 $168,186,297
1964 $392,247,518 $224,495,744
1965 $416,926,303 $255,340,475
1966 $432,794,922 $266,533,605
1967 $449,826,323 $282,615,310
1968 $453,980,096 $311,395,937
1969 $471,635,622 $295,062,308
1970 $469,266,737 $309,405,316
1971 $501,866,730 $335,568,907
1972 $585,427,547 $391,669,449
1973 $647,199,483 $493,237,876
1974 $652,532,795 $613,010,553
1975 $864,602,105 $703,377,837
1976 $866,044,962 $775,045,517
1977 $935,360,465 $799,030,017
1978 $1,113,920,124 $804,629,877
1979 $1,004,316,496 $951,900,945
1980 $1,033,002,404 $1,047,925,106
1981 $876,937,558 $1,105,494,682
1982 $834,369,860 $1,108,776,653
1983 $832,415,806 $1,165,171,263
1984 $919,103,735 $1,074,373,230
1985 $1,033,069,709 $1,009,723,326
1986 $1,067,828,246 $1,186,628,778
1987 $1,163,426,852 $1,344,664,725
1988 $1,482,597,298 $1,414,951,290
1989 $1,433,686,312 $1,450,647,019
1990 $1,738,605,558 $1,506,914,408
1991 $1,877,137,982 $2,133,692,697
1992 $1,881,847,670 $2,164,298,425
1993 $1,463,251,164 $1,847,353,211
1994 $1,179,837,963 $1,944,876,755
1995 $1,445,919,895 $2,091,726,101
1996 $1,607,345,356 $2,132,087,009
1997 $1,544,689,577 $2,071,996,564
1998 $1,744,794,531 $2,032,347,665
1999 $1,534,673,583 $1,985,922,776
2000 $1,388,506,772 $1,779,520,886
2001 $1,710,843,377 $1,746,063,558
2002 $1,997,005,709 $1,777,057,481
2003 $2,742,815,072 $2,051,147,607
2004 $4,422,855,661 $2,362,501,023
2005 $8,655,892,393 $2,936,019,526
2006 $9,709,626,596 $3,919,577,286
2007 $10,865,385,132 $4,346,212,355
2008 $13,385,593,990 $5,206,437,194
2009 $12,317,614,054 $4,714,595,548
2010 $14,058,506,664 $5,628,878,798
2011 $16,685,349,674 $6,764,627,746
2012 $17,892,228,570 $6,728,208,836
2013 $17,865,316,886 $7,223,071,097
2014 $18,144,336,904 $6,592,537,782
2015 $14,559,599,500 $6,166,863,897
2016 $13,026,289,836 $6,398,747,592
2017 $13,349,041,409 $6,800,135,898
2018 $15,327,000,249 $7,473,550,557
2019 $14,905,517,743 $7,894,764,886
2020 $14,932,897,821 $8,260,752,385
2021 $16,871,937,698 $9,222,536,364
2022 $17,828,508,290 $9,557,966,698
2023 $19,107,685,021 $10,651,709,314
2024 $20,625,711,665 $10,766,731,874

Chad and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Chad

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Chad Mauritania
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $107.3 $188.2
1962 $112.6 $189
1963 $114.7 $188.2
1964 $118.6 $244.3
1965 $123.6 $270
1966 $125.8 $273.6
1967 $128.2 $281.5
1968 $126.9 $301
1969 $129.2 $276.6
1970 $125.9 $281.3
1971 $131.8 $296
1972 $150.4 $335
1973 $162.4 $410
1974 $160 $494
1975 $207.5 $551
1976 $203.7 $589
1977 $215.9 $590
1978 $252.5 $578
1979 $222.9 $664
1980 $228.8 $711
1981 $194 $729
1982 $176.1 $710
1983 $167.2 $725
1984 $182.2 $650
1985 $202.7 $593
1986 $203.4 $677
1987 $213.9 $746
1988 $263.5 $762
1989 $246.4 $762
1990 $290.6 $772
1991 $302 $1,062
1992 $290.6 $1,036
1993 $220.7 $850
1994 $173.9 $865
1995 $204 $905
1996 $216.9 $904
1997 $201.4 $859
1998 $219.8 $821
1999 $186.6 $781
2000 $163.1 $681
2001 $194.3 $652
2002 $219.1 $649
2003 $289.1 $732
2004 $446 $824
2005 $838 $999
2006 $907 $1,301
2007 $980 $1,405
2008 $1,166 $1,636
2009 $1,036 $1,435
2010 $1,142 $1,660
2011 $1,308 $1,931
2012 $1,354 $1,859
2013 $1,305 $1,934
2014 $1,279 $1,713
2015 $994 $1,555
2016 $862 $1,566
2017 $854 $1,615
2018 $949 $1,723
2019 $893 $1,767
2020 $867 $1,796
2021 $946 $1,948
2022 $966 $1,960
2023 $989 $2,121
2024 $1,016 $2,083

Chad vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chad

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Chad Mauritania
1950 35.2 38.4
1951 35.5 38.8
1952 35.9 39.2
1953 36.3 39.6
1954 36.8 40.1
1955 37.3 40.6
1956 37.9 41.1
1957 38.3 41.7
1958 38.7 42.3
1959 39 42.9
1960 39.2 43.6
1961 39.4 44.3
1962 39.6 45
1963 39.9 45.8
1964 40.1 46.6
1965 40.1 47.4
1966 40.1 48.1
1967 40.4 48.9
1968 40.7 49.5
1969 41 50.1
1970 41.4 50.5
1971 40.9 50.8
1972 41.9 51
1973 42.4 51.2
1974 42.6 51.4
1975 42.7 51.6
1976 42.7 51.8
1977 42.9 52
1978 43 52.3
1979 43.2 52.8
1980 43.5 53.2
1981 43.5 53.7
1982 43.9 54.2
1983 44.4 54.6
1984 44.7 55.2
1985 45.3 55.8
1986 45.6 56.3
1987 43.1 57
1988 46.4 57.5
1989 46.4 57.7
1990 45.1 58.1
1991 46.6 58.3
1992 46.8 58.6
1993 47 58.7
1994 47.1 58.8
1995 47.5 58.9
1996 47.6 58.9
1997 47.8 59.4
1998 47.8 59.9
1999 47.9 60.4
2000 47.9 61
2001 48.3 61.7
2002 48.4 62.2
2003 48.6 62.8
2004 48.7 63.4
2005 48.9 63.9
2006 48.7 64.5
2007 49.2 64.9
2008 49.5 65.2
2009 49.8 65.5
2010 50.1 65.7
2011 50.4 65.8
2012 50.8 65.8
2013 51.1 65.9
2014 51.1 66.2
2015 51.3 66.5
2016 51.6 66.8
2017 51.9 67.1
2018 52.4 67.4
2019 53 67.6
2020 53.1 66.8
2021 53.1 66.8
2022 54.5 68.3
2023 55.1 68.5
2024 55.2 68.7
2025 55.4 68.9

Chad and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Chad

Mauritania
Year Population
Chad Mauritania
1960 3,049,838 824,298
1961 3,111,947 846,167
1962 3,175,598 869,184
1963 3,240,905 893,423
1964 3,307,479 918,955
1965 3,374,220 945,838
1966 3,440,903 974,157
1967 3,508,512 1,003,843
1968 3,578,231 1,034,739
1969 3,651,113 1,066,754
1970 3,727,828 1,099,806
1971 3,807,316 1,133,702
1972 3,893,252 1,168,355
1973 3,985,909 1,203,838
1974 4,078,356 1,240,188
1975 4,167,234 1,277,330
1976 4,251,297 1,315,336
1977 4,331,667 1,353,768
1978 4,411,366 1,392,713
1979 4,505,384 1,432,758
1980 4,515,453 1,474,043
1981 4,520,959 1,516,877
1982 4,738,483 1,561,176
1983 4,979,130 1,606,746
1984 5,045,145 1,653,693
1985 5,096,269 1,702,107
1986 5,251,069 1,751,835
1987 5,438,309 1,803,014
1988 5,625,602 1,855,859
1989 5,819,586 1,903,048
1990 5,982,833 1,951,878
1991 6,205,676 2,009,738
1992 6,474,656 2,088,135
1993 6,629,146 2,174,328
1994 6,783,450 2,249,454
1995 7,089,064 2,312,017
1996 7,410,108 2,358,188
1997 7,670,366 2,411,306
1998 7,938,840 2,474,651
1999 8,222,705 2,541,698
2000 8,512,093 2,613,441
2001 8,804,124 2,678,760
2002 9,116,192 2,738,655
2003 9,487,833 2,802,046
2004 9,920,036 2,868,664
2005 10,328,092 2,939,059
2006 10,706,424 3,013,660
2007 11,081,660 3,093,059
2008 11,476,296 3,183,269
2009 11,893,754 3,284,448
2010 12,312,575 3,390,965
2011 12,754,997 3,502,811
2012 13,210,998 3,619,034
2013 13,691,079 3,734,318
2014 14,188,678 3,848,514
2015 14,647,621 3,965,959
2016 15,114,655 4,086,657
2017 15,622,759 4,210,600
2018 16,156,531 4,337,685
2019 16,685,223 4,467,708
2020 17,224,679 4,600,131
2021 17,828,273 4,734,874
2022 18,455,316 4,875,637
2023 19,319,064 5,022,441
2024 20,299,123 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Chad and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Chad

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Chad Mauritania
1960 6.25 6.15
1961 6.27 6.2
1962 6.29 6.24
1963 6.3 6.31
1964 6.32 6.37
1965 6.34 6.44
1966 6.36 6.52
1967 6.39 6.57
1968 6.43 6.6
1969 6.48 6.64
1970 6.53 6.68
1971 6.58 6.7
1972 6.85 6.71
1973 6.87 6.72
1974 6.86 6.73
1975 6.88 6.71
1976 6.89 6.73
1977 6.9 6.74
1978 6.89 6.73
1979 6.91 6.7
1980 6.91 6.67
1981 6.94 6.64
1982 6.96 6.59
1983 6.98 6.54
1984 7.02 6.48
1985 7.04 6.42
1986 7.07 6.34
1987 7.11 6.27
1988 7.15 6.21
1989 7.19 6.2
1990 7.22 6.18
1991 7.26 6.16
1992 7.3 6.13
1993 7.34 6.09
1994 7.31 6.06
1995 7.29 5.96
1996 7.29 5.86
1997 7.27 5.74
1998 7.27 5.62
1999 7.26 5.52
2000 7.25 5.46
2001 7.23 5.41
2002 7.2 5.37
2003 7.18 5.36
2004 7.16 5.37
2005 7.13 5.38
2006 7.12 5.4
2007 7.09 5.43
2008 7.06 5.44
2009 7.02 5.41
2010 6.99 5.38
2011 6.95 5.38
2012 6.91 5.35
2013 6.84 5.32
2014 6.78 5.26
2015 6.71 5.21
2016 6.62 5.16
2017 6.54 5.11
2018 6.46 5.04
2019 6.41 4.98
2020 6.35 4.91
2021 6.26 4.85
2022 6.22 4.77
2023 6.12 4.7

Chad and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Chad

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Chad Mauritania
1960 19.9 18.8
1961 19.8 18.8
1962 19.6 18.8
1963 19.5 18.8
1964 19.4 18.8
1965 19.2 18.7
1966 19.1 18.6
1967 19 18.5
1968 18.8 18.4
1969 18.7 18.3
1970 18.6 18.1
1971 18.5 17.9
1972 18.3 17.7
1973 18.2 17.6
1974 18 17.4
1975 17.9 17.3
1976 17.7 17.2
1977 17.5 17.1
1978 17.3 17.1
1979 17.1 17
1980 16.7 17
1981 16.2 17
1982 16.6 17
1983 17 17
1984 16.7 17
1985 16.3 17
1986 16.3 17
1987 16.4 17.1
1988 16.5 17.1
1989 16.5 17.1
1990 16.3 17.1
1991 16.3 17.2
1992 16.4 17.3
1993 16.2 17.6
1994 15.9 17.6
1995 16 17.6
1996 16.1 17.5
1997 15.9 17.5
1998 15.8 17.5
1999 15.7 17.6
2000 15.6 17.7
2001 15.5 17.7
2002 15.4 17.7
2003 15.5 17.7
2004 15.7 17.7
2005 15.7 17.7
2006 15.7 17.6
2007 15.6 17.6
2008 15.6 17.7
2009 15.6 17.8
2010 15.6 17.8
2011 15.6 17.9
2012 15.6 17.8
2013 15.7 17.8
2014 15.7 17.8
2015 15.7 17.8
2016 15.7 17.8
2017 15.8 17.8
2018 15.8 17.8
2019 15.9 17.9
2020 16 17.9
2021 16.1 18
2022 16.2 18.1
2023 16.5 18.2
2024 16.8 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chad Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$19.7B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.2%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
45,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.54%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.14%
2018
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.7%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.2
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2022
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.05B
2023
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,399
2020
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
20.9%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Chad Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
198.5 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.57 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
70%
2022
19.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.02%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-177.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14.5 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.64%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
12%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Chad Mauritania
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+204,040
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
24.7%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
2
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
21
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.04
2015
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.4
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
60
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
27.3%
2022
67%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
13.2%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Chad Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$40.2
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$23.4
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
55.4 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.7%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.09
2022
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.1 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
748
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
101.1
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
7.01%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.3%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
1
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.4%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Chad Mauritania
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
23,951 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
194,353 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,368 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,855 mi
2018
7,614 mi
2018

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