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Congo vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 64th vs. 28th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Mauritania
Population
6607609
5432542
Population rank 109/197 123/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Congo and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Congo and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Congo

Mauritania
Year GDP
Congo Mauritania
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 $159,213,430
1962 $166,521,240 $164,271,558
1963 $172,233,431 $168,186,297
1964 $185,693,725 $224,495,744
1965 $198,318,064 $255,340,475
1966 $220,613,582 $266,533,605
1967 $237,397,428 $282,615,310
1968 $251,247,458 $311,395,937
1969 $265,040,036 $295,062,308
1970 $274,960,700 $309,405,316
1971 $322,128,019 $335,568,907
1972 $410,669,264 $391,669,449
1973 $541,973,363 $493,237,876
1974 $585,364,634 $613,010,553
1975 $767,102,680 $703,377,837
1976 $754,549,601 $775,045,517
1977 $765,224,029 $799,030,017
1978 $878,771,772 $804,629,877
1979 $1,198,749,667 $951,900,945
1980 $1,705,796,853 $1,047,925,106
1981 $1,993,512,323 $1,105,494,682
1982 $2,160,640,565 $1,108,776,653
1983 $2,097,274,290 $1,165,171,263
1984 $2,193,581,365 $1,074,373,230
1985 $2,160,872,540 $1,009,723,326
1986 $1,849,268,212 $1,186,628,778
1987 $2,297,753,652 $1,344,664,725
1988 $2,212,536,312 $1,414,951,290
1989 $2,389,593,026 $1,450,647,019
1990 $2,798,746,050 $1,506,914,408
1991 $2,724,853,506 $2,133,692,697
1992 $2,933,222,703 $2,164,298,425
1993 $2,684,323,623 $1,847,353,211
1994 $1,769,365,438 $1,944,876,755
1995 $2,116,003,868 $2,091,726,101
1996 $2,540,697,539 $2,132,087,009
1997 $2,322,719,103 $2,071,996,564
1998 $1,949,481,379 $2,032,347,665
1999 $2,354,772,960 $1,985,922,776
2000 $3,227,927,698 $1,779,520,886
2001 $2,796,704,604 $1,746,063,558
2002 $3,034,250,924 $1,777,057,481
2003 $3,503,723,088 $2,051,147,607
2004 $4,656,974,940 $2,362,501,023
2005 $6,650,001,680 $2,936,019,526
2006 $8,072,305,029 $3,919,577,286
2007 $8,782,703,437 $4,346,212,355
2008 $11,649,857,673 $5,206,437,194
2009 $9,723,299,915 $4,714,595,548
2010 $13,148,396,212 $5,628,878,798
2011 $15,655,383,577 $6,764,627,746
2012 $17,692,911,296 $6,728,208,836
2013 $17,958,720,699 $7,223,071,097
2014 $17,919,321,078 $6,592,537,782
2015 $12,434,793,867 $6,166,863,897
2016 $10,931,328,151 $6,398,747,592
2017 $11,834,473,039 $6,800,135,898
2018 $14,773,900,289 $7,473,550,557
2019 $13,976,637,780 $7,894,764,886
2020 $11,468,687,464 $8,260,752,385
2021 $14,825,690,211 $9,222,536,364
2022 $15,817,030,157 $9,557,966,698
2023 $15,321,055,818 $10,651,709,314
2024 $15,719,985,776 $10,766,731,874

Congo and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Congo Mauritania
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 $188.2
1962 $149.6 $189
1963 $150.7 $188.2
1964 $158.1 $244.3
1965 $164.2 $270
1966 $177.6 $273.6
1967 $185.7 $281.5
1968 $190.8 $301
1969 $195.4 $276.6
1970 $196.7 $281.3
1971 $223.5 $296
1972 $276.3 $335
1973 $353 $410
1974 $370 $494
1975 $471 $551
1976 $453 $589
1977 $448 $590
1978 $503 $578
1979 $670 $664
1980 $933 $711
1981 $1,066 $729
1982 $1,131 $710
1983 $1,075 $725
1984 $1,097 $650
1985 $1,049 $593
1986 $872 $677
1987 $1,052 $746
1988 $984 $762
1989 $1,033 $762
1990 $1,176 $772
1991 $1,113 $1,062
1992 $1,164 $1,036
1993 $1,034 $850
1994 $662 $865
1995 $770 $905
1996 $899 $904
1997 $804 $859
1998 $660 $821
1999 $776 $781
2000 $1,024 $681
2001 $855 $652
2002 $906 $649
2003 $1,017 $732
2004 $1,306 $824
2005 $1,799 $999
2006 $2,104 $1,301
2007 $2,206 $1,405
2008 $2,832 $1,636
2009 $2,271 $1,435
2010 $2,947 $1,660
2011 $3,396 $1,931
2012 $3,732 $1,859
2013 $3,697 $1,934
2014 $3,601 $1,713
2015 $2,439 $1,555
2016 $2,093 $1,566
2017 $2,212 $1,615
2018 $2,694 $1,723
2019 $2,488 $1,767
2020 $1,994 $1,796
2021 $2,516 $1,948
2022 $2,621 $1,960
2023 $2,478 $2,121
2024 $2,482 $2,083

Congo vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Mauritania
1950 39.6 38.4
1951 40.3 38.8
1952 41.1 39.2
1953 41.9 39.6
1954 42.6 40.1
1955 43.4 40.6
1956 44.3 41.1
1957 45.1 41.7
1958 46 42.3
1959 46.8 42.9
1960 47.6 43.6
1961 48.4 44.3
1962 49 45
1963 49.7 45.8
1964 50.4 46.6
1965 51 47.4
1966 51.6 48.1
1967 51.9 48.9
1968 52.6 49.5
1969 53.1 50.1
1970 53.6 50.5
1971 54 50.8
1972 54.4 51
1973 54.7 51.2
1974 55.1 51.4
1975 55.4 51.6
1976 55.7 51.8
1977 56 52
1978 56.2 52.3
1979 56.5 52.8
1980 56.8 53.2
1981 57.1 53.7
1982 57.2 54.2
1983 57.4 54.6
1984 57.5 55.2
1985 57.6 55.8
1986 57.6 56.3
1987 57.6 57
1988 57.5 57.5
1989 57.3 57.7
1990 57.1 58.1
1991 56.8 58.3
1992 56.5 58.6
1993 56 58.7
1994 55.6 58.8
1995 55.5 58.9
1996 55.2 58.9
1997 48.6 59.4
1998 52.6 59.9
1999 54.4 60.4
2000 55.4 61
2001 55.9 61.7
2002 56.4 62.2
2003 57.1 62.8
2004 58 63.4
2005 58.7 63.9
2006 59.5 64.5
2007 60.1 64.9
2008 60.8 65.2
2009 61.2 65.5
2010 61.7 65.7
2011 62.3 65.8
2012 62.7 65.8
2013 63 65.9
2014 63.3 66.2
2015 63.7 66.5
2016 63.9 66.8
2017 64.2 67.1
2018 64.5 67.4
2019 63.2 67.6
2020 64.4 66.8
2021 64.2 66.8
2022 65 68.3
2023 65.8 68.5
2024 66 68.7
2025 66.2 68.9

Congo and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Mauritania
Year Population
Congo Mauritania
1960 1,056,732 824,298
1961 1,084,389 846,167
1962 1,113,175 869,184
1963 1,143,263 893,423
1964 1,174,816 918,955
1965 1,207,880 945,838
1966 1,242,534 974,157
1967 1,278,691 1,003,843
1968 1,316,519 1,034,739
1969 1,356,182 1,066,754
1970 1,397,638 1,099,806
1971 1,441,039 1,133,702
1972 1,486,468 1,168,355
1973 1,533,680 1,203,838
1974 1,582,301 1,240,188
1975 1,627,032 1,277,330
1976 1,667,225 1,315,336
1977 1,707,568 1,353,768
1978 1,748,089 1,392,713
1979 1,788,524 1,432,758
1980 1,828,985 1,474,043
1981 1,869,759 1,516,877
1982 1,910,430 1,561,176
1983 1,950,321 1,606,746
1984 1,999,528 1,653,693
1985 2,059,311 1,702,107
1986 2,120,602 1,751,835
1987 2,183,473 1,803,014
1988 2,247,653 1,855,859
1989 2,313,558 1,903,048
1990 2,380,560 1,951,878
1991 2,449,229 2,009,738
1992 2,519,465 2,088,135
1993 2,595,124 2,174,328
1994 2,673,144 2,249,454
1995 2,749,461 2,312,017
1996 2,826,785 2,358,188
1997 2,887,862 2,411,306
1998 2,952,061 2,474,651
1999 3,032,874 2,541,698
2000 3,151,345 2,613,441
2001 3,272,537 2,678,760
2002 3,350,771 2,738,655
2003 3,445,753 2,802,046
2004 3,565,554 2,868,664
2005 3,696,393 2,939,059
2006 3,837,409 3,013,660
2007 3,980,430 3,093,059
2008 4,113,517 3,183,269
2009 4,281,219 3,284,448
2010 4,462,290 3,390,965
2011 4,609,724 3,502,811
2012 4,740,450 3,619,034
2013 4,857,099 3,734,318
2014 4,975,880 3,848,514
2015 5,097,581 3,965,959
2016 5,222,536 4,086,657
2017 5,351,011 4,210,600
2018 5,483,118 4,337,685
2019 5,616,661 4,467,708
2020 5,752,791 4,600,131
2021 5,892,183 4,734,874
2022 6,035,104 4,875,637
2023 6,182,885 5,022,441
2024 6,332,961 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Congo and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Congo

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Congo Mauritania
1960 6.09 6.15
1961 6.09 6.2
1962 6.1 6.24
1963 6.15 6.31
1964 6.18 6.37
1965 6.23 6.44
1966 6.27 6.52
1967 6.29 6.57
1968 6.33 6.6
1969 6.35 6.64
1970 6.38 6.68
1971 6.42 6.7
1972 6.44 6.71
1973 6.42 6.72
1974 6.39 6.73
1975 6.36 6.71
1976 6.32 6.73
1977 6.27 6.74
1978 6.21 6.73
1979 6.14 6.7
1980 6.07 6.67
1981 5.98 6.64
1982 5.85 6.59
1983 5.76 6.54
1984 5.66 6.48
1985 5.59 6.42
1986 5.51 6.34
1987 5.46 6.27
1988 5.39 6.21
1989 5.33 6.2
1990 5.27 6.18
1991 5.22 6.16
1992 5.18 6.13
1993 5.13 6.09
1994 5.1 6.06
1995 5.07 5.96
1996 5.03 5.86
1997 5 5.74
1998 4.91 5.62
1999 4.81 5.52
2000 4.72 5.46
2001 4.67 5.41
2002 4.7 5.37
2003 4.7 5.36
2004 4.69 5.37
2005 4.67 5.38
2006 4.65 5.4
2007 4.65 5.43
2008 4.73 5.44
2009 4.81 5.41
2010 4.85 5.38
2011 4.83 5.38
2012 4.79 5.35
2013 4.73 5.32
2014 4.67 5.26
2015 4.61 5.21
2016 4.55 5.16
2017 4.5 5.11
2018 4.44 5.04
2019 4.38 4.98
2020 4.33 4.91
2021 4.28 4.85
2022 4.22 4.77
2023 4.16 4.7

Congo and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Congo Mauritania
1960 18.8 18.8
1961 18.7 18.8
1962 18.6 18.8
1963 18.4 18.8
1964 18.3 18.8
1965 18.2 18.7
1966 18.1 18.6
1967 17.9 18.5
1968 17.8 18.4
1969 17.7 18.3
1970 17.6 18.1
1971 17.5 17.9
1972 17.4 17.7
1973 17.4 17.6
1974 17.3 17.4
1975 17.2 17.3
1976 17.1 17.2
1977 17 17.1
1978 17 17.1
1979 17 17
1980 17 17
1981 17 17
1982 17.1 17
1983 17.2 17
1984 17.2 17
1985 17.3 17
1986 17.4 17
1987 17.4 17.1
1988 17.5 17.1
1989 17.6 17.1
1990 17.7 17.1
1991 17.7 17.2
1992 17.8 17.3
1993 17.9 17.6
1994 18 17.6
1995 18.1 17.6
1996 18.1 17.5
1997 18.1 17.5
1998 18.1 17.5
1999 18.2 17.6
2000 18.5 17.7
2001 18.8 17.7
2002 18.8 17.7
2003 18.9 17.7
2004 19 17.7
2005 19.2 17.7
2006 19.3 17.6
2007 19.5 17.6
2008 19.5 17.7
2009 19.7 17.8
2010 19.8 17.8
2011 19.7 17.9
2012 19.6 17.8
2013 19.5 17.8
2014 19.4 17.8
2015 19.3 17.8
2016 19.2 17.8
2017 19.2 17.8
2018 19.1 17.8
2019 19.1 17.9
2020 19.2 17.9
2021 19.2 18
2022 19.3 18.1
2023 19.4 18.2
2024 19.5 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Congo Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
19.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Congo Mauritania
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
67%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Congo Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Mauritania
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
7,614 mi
2018

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