Costa Rica vs Mauritania statistics compared

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 126th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Costa Rica and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Mauritania economies compared

GDP

Costa Rica

Mauritania

Table

Year	GDP
	Costa Rica	Mauritania
1960	$507,513,830	-
1961	$490,325,182	$159,213,430
1962	$479,180,824	$164,271,558
1963	$511,902,137	$168,186,297
1964	$542,578,367	$224,495,744
1965	$592,981,162	$255,340,475
1966	$647,305,630	$266,533,605
1967	$699,456,619	$282,615,310
1968	$773,841,494	$311,395,937
1969	$853,630,204	$295,062,308
1970	$984,830,158	$309,405,316
1971	$1,077,147,538	$335,568,907
1972	$1,238,251,696	$391,669,449
1973	$1,528,925,846	$493,237,876
1974	$1,666,544,754	$613,010,553
1975	$1,960,863,466	$703,377,837
1976	$2,412,555,426	$775,045,517
1977	$3,072,427,013	$799,030,017
1978	$3,523,208,810	$804,629,877
1979	$4,035,519,323	$951,900,945
1980	$4,831,447,001	$1,047,925,106
1981	$2,623,803,096	$1,105,494,682
1982	$2,606,623,555	$1,108,776,653
1983	$3,146,772,631	$1,165,171,263
1984	$3,660,477,856	$1,074,373,230
1985	$3,919,203,960	$1,009,723,326
1986	$4,418,983,871	$1,186,628,778
1987	$4,532,952,047	$1,344,664,725
1988	$4,614,629,898	$1,414,951,290
1989	$5,251,025,767	$1,450,647,019
1990	$5,711,687,787	$1,506,914,408
1991	$7,215,725,487	$2,133,692,697
1992	$8,579,754,758	$2,164,298,425
1993	$9,564,815,975	$1,847,353,211
1994	$10,489,903,725	$1,944,876,755
1995	$11,578,594,260	$2,091,726,101
1996	$11,678,424,507	$2,132,087,009
1997	$12,614,602,382	$2,071,996,564
1998	$13,684,255,947	$2,032,347,665
1999	$14,254,866,285	$1,985,922,776
2000	$15,013,629,662	$1,779,520,886
2001	$15,976,174,337	$1,746,063,558
2002	$16,578,820,687	$1,777,057,481
2003	$17,271,760,507	$2,051,147,607
2004	$18,610,594,846	$2,362,501,023
2005	$20,040,642,477	$2,936,019,526
2006	$22,715,540,324	$3,919,577,286
2007	$26,884,700,709	$4,346,212,355
2008	$30,801,745,700	$5,206,437,194
2009	$30,745,714,313	$4,714,595,548
2010	$37,658,616,952	$5,628,878,798
2011	$42,762,613,699	$6,764,627,746
2012	$47,231,655,432	$6,728,208,836
2013	$50,949,668,842	$7,223,071,097
2014	$52,016,408,854	$6,592,537,782
2015	$56,441,920,821	$6,166,863,897
2016	$58,847,019,610	$6,398,747,592
2017	$60,516,044,657	$6,800,135,898
2018	$62,420,164,992	$7,473,550,557
2019	$64,417,670,521	$7,894,764,886
2020	$62,395,610,760	$8,260,752,385
2021	$64,960,725,734	$9,222,536,364
2022	$69,243,626,029	$9,557,966,698
2023	$86,497,941,439	$10,651,709,314
2024	$95,350,423,177	$10,766,731,874

Costa Rica and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita

Costa Rica

Mauritania

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Costa Rica	Mauritania
1960	$382	-
1961	$356	$188.2
1962	$335	$189
1963	$346	$188.2
1964	$354	$244.3
1965	$374	$270
1966	$395	$273.6
1967	$414	$281.5
1968	$445	$301
1969	$477	$276.6
1970	$536	$281.3
1971	$570	$296
1972	$639	$335
1973	$769	$410
1974	$817	$494
1975	$937	$551
1976	$1,123	$589
1977	$1,393	$590
1978	$1,556	$578
1979	$1,735	$664
1980	$2,021	$711
1981	$1,068	$729
1982	$1,032	$710
1983	$1,213	$725
1984	$1,372	$650
1985	$1,429	$593
1986	$1,569	$677
1987	$1,567	$746
1988	$1,555	$762
1989	$1,725	$762
1990	$1,830	$772
1991	$2,253	$1,062
1992	$2,612	$1,036
1993	$2,840	$850
1994	$3,040	$865
1995	$3,275	$905
1996	$3,227	$904
1997	$3,408	$859
1998	$3,617	$821
1999	$3,691	$781
2000	$3,813	$681
2001	$3,985	$652
2002	$4,068	$649
2003	$4,173	$732
2004	$4,431	$824
2005	$4,703	$999
2006	$5,257	$1,301
2007	$6,138	$1,405
2008	$6,937	$1,636
2009	$6,833	$1,435
2010	$8,266	$1,660
2011	$9,276	$1,931
2012	$10,127	$1,859
2013	$10,803	$1,934
2014	$10,911	$1,713
2015	$11,715	$1,555
2016	$12,091	$1,566
2017	$12,317	$1,615
2018	$12,590	$1,723
2019	$12,885	$1,767
2020	$12,394	$1,796
2021	$12,838	$1,948
2022	$13,626	$1,960
2023	$16,942	$2,121
2024	$18,587	$2,083

Costa Rica vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Costa Rica

Mauritania

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Costa Rica	Mauritania
1950	57.5	38.4
1951	57.8	38.8
1952	58.1	39.2
1953	59.1	39.6
1954	59.9	40.1
1955	60.5	40.6
1956	61.2	41.1
1957	61.6	41.7
1958	62.3	42.3
1959	62.9	42.9
1960	63.5	43.6
1961	63.9	44.3
1962	64.2	45
1963	64.3	45.8
1964	64.5	46.6
1965	64.8	47.4
1966	65.1	48.1
1967	65.6	48.9
1968	65.8	49.5
1969	66.4	50.1
1970	66.8	50.5
1971	67.4	50.8
1972	68	51
1973	68.7	51.2
1974	69.4	51.4
1975	70.3	51.6
1976	70.9	51.8
1977	71.5	52
1978	72	52.3
1979	72.5	52.8
1980	73	53.2
1981	73.4	53.7
1982	73.9	54.2
1983	74.2	54.6
1984	74.6	55.2
1985	74.8	55.8
1986	74.9	56.3
1987	75.2	57
1988	75.5	57.5
1989	75.9	57.7
1990	76.1	58.1
1991	76.2	58.3
1992	76.4	58.6
1993	76.3	58.7
1994	76.3	58.8
1995	76.4	58.9
1996	76.4	58.9
1997	76.6	59.4
1998	76.9	59.9
1999	77.1	60.4
2000	77.3	61
2001	77.6	61.7
2002	77.9	62.2
2003	78.2	62.8
2004	78.5	63.4
2005	78.9	63.9
2006	79	64.5
2007	79.1	64.9
2008	79.2	65.2
2009	79.4	65.5
2010	79.4	65.7
2011	79.6	65.8
2012	79.9	65.8
2013	80.2	65.9
2014	80.2	66.2
2015	80.4	66.5
2016	80	66.8
2017	80	67.1
2018	80.1	67.4
2019	80.3	67.6
2020	79.7	66.8
2021	78.1	66.8
2022	79.3	68.3
2023	80.8	68.5
2024	81	68.7
2025	81.2	68.9

Costa Rica and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population

Costa Rica

Mauritania

Table

Year	Population
	Costa Rica	Mauritania
1960	1,327,496	824,298
1961	1,377,920	846,167
1962	1,429,445	869,184
1963	1,481,604	893,423
1964	1,533,960	918,955
1965	1,586,208	945,838
1966	1,638,116	974,157
1967	1,689,523	1,003,843
1968	1,739,731	1,034,739
1969	1,789,276	1,066,754
1970	1,838,949	1,099,806
1971	1,888,539	1,133,702
1972	1,938,248	1,168,355
1973	1,988,343	1,203,838
1974	2,039,643	1,240,188
1975	2,092,719	1,277,330
1976	2,147,774	1,315,336
1977	2,205,025	1,353,768
1978	2,264,510	1,392,713
1979	2,326,490	1,432,758
1980	2,390,633	1,474,043
1981	2,456,637	1,516,877
1982	2,524,806	1,561,176
1983	2,595,153	1,606,746
1984	2,667,595	1,653,693
1985	2,741,894	1,702,107
1986	2,817,216	1,751,835
1987	2,892,699	1,803,014
1988	2,968,103	1,855,859
1989	3,043,827	1,903,048
1990	3,121,706	1,951,878
1991	3,202,176	2,009,738
1992	3,284,258	2,088,135
1993	3,367,434	2,174,328
1994	3,451,122	2,249,454
1995	3,535,176	2,312,017
1996	3,619,013	2,358,188
1997	3,701,711	2,411,306
1998	3,782,838	2,474,651
1999	3,862,101	2,541,698
2000	3,937,739	2,613,441
2001	4,008,947	2,678,760
2002	4,075,705	2,738,655
2003	4,138,784	2,802,046
2004	4,200,078	2,868,664
2005	4,261,240	2,939,059
2006	4,321,340	3,013,660
2007	4,380,248	3,093,059
2008	4,440,056	3,183,269
2009	4,499,791	3,284,448
2010	4,555,962	3,390,965
2011	4,609,833	3,502,811
2012	4,663,934	3,619,034
2013	4,716,147	3,734,318
2014	4,767,119	3,848,514
2015	4,818,038	3,965,959
2016	4,866,998	4,086,657
2017	4,913,177	4,210,600
2018	4,957,818	4,337,685
2019	4,999,553	4,467,708
2020	5,034,320	4,600,131
2021	5,059,988	4,734,874
2022	5,081,765	4,875,637
2023	5,105,525	5,022,441
2024	5,129,910	5,169,395

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Mauritania

Fertility rate

Costa Rica

Mauritania

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Mauritania
1960	6.71	6.15
1961	6.65	6.2
1962	6.54	6.24
1963	6.39	6.31
1964	6.19	6.37
1965	5.96	6.44
1966	5.7	6.52
1967	5.42	6.57
1968	5.03	6.6
1969	4.84	6.64
1970	4.59	6.68
1971	4.36	6.7
1972	4.16	6.71
1973	3.99	6.72
1974	3.89	6.73
1975	3.8	6.71
1976	3.75	6.73
1977	3.7	6.74
1978	3.66	6.73
1979	3.65	6.7
1980	3.58	6.67
1981	3.56	6.64
1982	3.54	6.59
1983	3.53	6.54
1984	3.52	6.48
1985	3.51	6.42
1986	3.45	6.34
1987	3.38	6.27
1988	3.31	6.21
1989	3.24	6.2
1990	3.17	6.18
1991	3.08	6.16
1992	3	6.13
1993	2.93	6.09
1994	2.86	6.06
1995	2.78	5.96
1996	2.68	5.86
1997	2.59	5.74
1998	2.53	5.62
1999	2.48	5.52
2000	2.41	5.46
2001	2.31	5.41
2002	2.16	5.37
2003	2.08	5.36
2004	2.03	5.37
2005	2.04	5.38
2006	1.94	5.4
2007	1.95	5.43
2008	1.98	5.44
2009	1.95	5.41
2010	1.83	5.38
2011	1.88	5.38
2012	1.85	5.35
2013	1.78	5.32
2014	1.8	5.26
2015	1.8	5.21
2016	1.75	5.16
2017	1.71	5.11
2018	1.71	5.04
2019	1.6	4.98
2020	1.45	4.91
2021	1.35	4.85
2022	1.34	4.77
2023	1.33	4.7

Costa Rica and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age

Costa Rica

Mauritania

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Costa Rica	Mauritania
1960	16.8	18.8
1961	16.8	18.8
1962	16.7	18.8
1963	16.7	18.8
1964	16.7	18.8
1965	16.7	18.7
1966	16.8	18.6
1967	16.9	18.5
1968	17.1	18.4
1969	17.3	18.3
1970	17.6	18.1
1971	17.8	17.9
1972	18.1	17.7
1973	18.4	17.6
1974	18.6	17.4
1975	18.9	17.3
1976	19.2	17.2
1977	19.5	17.1
1978	19.7	17.1
1979	20	17
1980	20.3	17
1981	20.6	17
1982	20.9	17
1983	21.2	17
1984	21.4	17
1985	21.6	17
1986	21.8	17
1987	22.1	17.1
1988	22.3	17.1
1989	22.5	17.1
1990	22.7	17.1
1991	22.9	17.2
1992	23.2	17.3
1993	23.4	17.6
1994	23.6	17.6
1995	23.9	17.6
1996	24.1	17.5
1997	24.4	17.5
1998	24.7	17.5
1999	24.9	17.6
2000	25.2	17.7
2001	25.5	17.7
2002	25.9	17.7
2003	26.3	17.7
2004	26.7	17.7
2005	27	17.7
2006	27.4	17.6
2007	27.8	17.6
2008	28.2	17.7
2009	28.6	17.8
2010	29	17.8
2011	29.4	17.9
2012	29.8	17.8
2013	30.3	17.8
2014	30.7	17.8
2015	31.2	17.8
2016	31.7	17.8
2017	32.1	17.8
2018	32.6	17.8
2019	33	17.9
2020	33.5	17.9
2021	34	18
2022	34.5	18.1
2023	35.1	18.2
2024	35.6	18.4

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