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East Timor vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 155th vs. 28th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Mauritania
Population
1433311
5432542
Population rank 152/197 123/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

East Timor and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Mauritania
Year GDP
East Timor 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 - $1,047,925,106
1981 - $1,105,494,682
1982 - $1,108,776,653
1983 - $1,165,171,263
1984 - $1,074,373,230
1985 - $1,009,723,326
1986 - $1,186,628,778
1987 - $1,344,664,725
1988 - $1,414,951,290
1989 - $1,450,647,019
1990 $128,210,142 $1,506,914,408
1991 $147,713,000 $2,133,692,697
1992 $187,891,500 $2,164,298,425
1993 $216,914,400 $1,847,353,211
1994 $239,040,500 $1,944,876,755
1995 $262,819,900 $2,091,726,101
1996 $306,956,900 $2,132,087,009
1997 $319,972,700 $2,071,996,564
1998 $325,729,800 $2,032,347,665
1999 $225,357,600 $1,985,922,776
2000 $366,924,300 $1,779,520,886
2001 $477,443,500 $1,746,063,558
2002 $469,455,500 $1,777,057,481
2003 $490,439,100 $2,051,147,607
2004 $440,772,000 $2,362,501,023
2005 $462,268,000 $2,936,019,526
2006 $453,792,400 $3,919,577,286
2007 $542,795,400 $4,346,212,355
2008 $648,523,600 $5,206,437,194
2009 $726,937,800 $4,714,595,548
2010 $881,909,300 $5,628,878,798
2011 $1,042,534,600 $6,764,627,746
2012 $1,160,555,000 $6,728,208,836
2013 $1,395,727,400 $7,223,071,097
2014 $1,447,535,200 $6,592,537,782
2015 $1,590,282,400 $6,166,863,897
2016 $1,640,464,600 $6,398,747,592
2017 $1,584,878,400 $6,800,135,898
2018 $1,555,988,614 $7,473,550,557
2019 $2,032,550,389 $7,894,764,886
2020 $2,162,619,241 $8,260,752,385
2021 $3,624,889,673 $9,222,536,364
2022 $3,208,593,982 $9,557,966,698
2023 $2,079,916,909 $10,651,709,314
2024 $1,881,265,333 $10,766,731,874

East Timor and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
East Timor 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 - $711
1981 - $729
1982 - $710
1983 - $725
1984 - $650
1985 - $593
1986 - $677
1987 - $746
1988 - $762
1989 - $762
1990 $168.6 $772
1991 $189.8 $1,062
1992 $235.1 $1,036
1993 $264.1 $850
1994 $283.1 $865
1995 $303 $905
1996 $344 $904
1997 $349 $859
1998 $346 $821
1999 $270 $781
2000 $492 $681
2001 $588 $652
2002 $534 $649
2003 $535 $732
2004 $474 $824
2005 $487 $999
2006 $465 $1,301
2007 $540 $1,405
2008 $628 $1,636
2009 $687 $1,435
2010 $813 $1,660
2011 $939 $1,931
2012 $1,023 $1,859
2013 $1,205 $1,934
2014 $1,225 $1,713
2015 $1,320 $1,555
2016 $1,336 $1,566
2017 $1,266 $1,615
2018 $1,219 $1,723
2019 $1,562 $1,767
2020 $1,631 $1,796
2021 $2,685 $1,948
2022 $2,343 $1,960
2023 $1,503 $2,121
2024 $1,343 $2,083

East Timor vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Mauritania
1950 29.2 38.4
1951 29.5 38.8
1952 29.8 39.2
1953 30.1 39.6
1954 30.4 40.1
1955 30.7 40.6
1956 31 41.1
1957 31.3 41.7
1958 31.7 42.3
1959 32 42.9
1960 32.4 43.6
1961 32.8 44.3
1962 33.2 45
1963 33.7 45.8
1964 34.1 46.6
1965 34.7 47.4
1966 35.2 48.1
1967 35.7 48.9
1968 36.2 49.5
1969 36.8 50.1
1970 37.4 50.5
1971 37.9 50.8
1972 38.4 51
1973 39 51.2
1974 36.5 51.4
1975 24.3 51.6
1976 25.9 51.8
1977 24.9 52
1978 22.9 52.3
1979 24.2 52.8
1980 30.2 53.2
1981 31.2 53.7
1982 32.2 54.2
1983 32.7 54.6
1984 34.5 55.2
1985 34.3 55.8
1986 34.8 56.3
1987 36 57
1988 36 57.5
1989 44.8 57.7
1990 45.2 58.1
1991 45.1 58.3
1992 46.2 58.6
1993 47 58.7
1994 47.9 58.8
1995 47.5 58.9
1996 48.3 58.9
1997 49 59.4
1998 48.6 59.9
1999 45.2 60.4
2000 58.1 61
2001 58.8 61.7
2002 59.5 62.2
2003 60.1 62.8
2004 60.7 63.4
2005 61.3 63.9
2006 61.9 64.5
2007 62.4 64.9
2008 62.9 65.2
2009 63.3 65.5
2010 63.7 65.7
2011 64 65.8
2012 64.4 65.8
2013 64.7 65.9
2014 65 66.2
2015 65.3 66.5
2016 65.6 66.8
2017 65.9 67.1
2018 66.2 67.4
2019 66.5 67.6
2020 66.9 66.8
2021 66.2 66.8
2022 67.4 68.3
2023 67.7 68.5
2024 67.9 68.7
2025 68.1 68.9

East Timor and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Mauritania
Year Population
East Timor Mauritania
1960 468,118 824,298
1961 475,291 846,167
1962 482,774 869,184
1963 490,564 893,423
1964 498,659 918,955
1965 507,034 945,838
1966 515,696 974,157
1967 524,648 1,003,843
1968 533,875 1,034,739
1969 543,356 1,066,754
1970 553,069 1,099,806
1971 562,966 1,133,702
1972 572,962 1,168,355
1973 582,855 1,203,838
1974 590,827 1,240,188
1975 598,158 1,277,330
1976 607,620 1,315,336
1977 618,315 1,353,768
1978 628,775 1,392,713
1979 638,719 1,432,758
1980 649,871 1,474,043
1981 660,493 1,516,877
1982 669,149 1,561,176
1983 677,707 1,606,746
1984 686,777 1,653,693
1985 696,665 1,702,107
1986 707,185 1,751,835
1987 718,476 1,803,014
1988 730,745 1,855,859
1989 744,856 1,903,048
1990 760,345 1,951,878
1991 778,278 2,009,738
1992 799,318 2,088,135
1993 821,437 2,174,328
1994 844,493 2,249,454
1995 868,146 2,312,017
1996 892,282 2,358,188
1997 917,184 2,411,306
1998 942,530 2,474,651
1999 834,697 2,541,698
2000 745,088 2,613,441
2001 812,249 2,678,760
2002 879,159 2,738,655
2003 916,878 2,802,046
2004 929,074 2,868,664
2005 948,311 2,939,059
2006 976,597 3,013,660
2007 1,004,889 3,093,059
2008 1,032,429 3,183,269
2009 1,058,782 3,284,448
2010 1,084,679 3,390,965
2011 1,110,207 3,502,811
2012 1,134,885 3,619,034
2013 1,158,695 3,734,318
2014 1,181,903 3,848,514
2015 1,205,131 3,965,959
2016 1,228,312 4,086,657
2017 1,251,703 4,210,600
2018 1,275,959 4,337,685
2019 1,300,945 4,467,708
2020 1,326,053 4,600,131
2021 1,350,139 4,734,874
2022 1,369,295 4,875,637
2023 1,384,286 5,022,441
2024 1,400,638 5,169,395

Fertility rates in East Timor and Mauritania

Fertility rate
East Timor

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Mauritania
1960 6.32 6.15
1961 6.27 6.2
1962 6.22 6.24
1963 6.16 6.31
1964 6.08 6.37
1965 6.01 6.44
1966 5.93 6.52
1967 5.86 6.57
1968 5.79 6.6
1969 5.72 6.64
1970 5.66 6.68
1971 5.58 6.7
1972 5.49 6.71
1973 5.39 6.72
1974 5.29 6.73
1975 5.19 6.71
1976 5.12 6.73
1977 5.09 6.74
1978 5.09 6.73
1979 5.14 6.7
1980 5.22 6.67
1981 5.53 6.64
1982 5.56 6.59
1983 5.59 6.54
1984 5.61 6.48
1985 5.65 6.42
1986 5.67 6.34
1987 5.68 6.27
1988 5.72 6.21
1989 5.76 6.2
1990 5.81 6.18
1991 5.84 6.16
1992 5.87 6.13
1993 5.88 6.09
1994 5.91 6.06
1995 5.94 5.96
1996 5.94 5.86
1997 5.96 5.74
1998 5.96 5.62
1999 5.97 5.52
2000 5.93 5.46
2001 5.92 5.41
2002 5.9 5.37
2003 5.85 5.36
2004 5.74 5.37
2005 5.61 5.38
2006 5.47 5.4
2007 5.33 5.43
2008 5.17 5.44
2009 4.99 5.41
2010 4.82 5.38
2011 4.61 5.38
2012 4.4 5.35
2013 4.21 5.32
2014 4 5.26
2015 3.78 5.21
2016 3.58 5.16
2017 3.4 5.11
2018 3.24 5.04
2019 3.12 4.98
2020 3.01 4.91
2021 2.89 4.85
2022 2.8 4.77
2023 2.71 4.7

East Timor and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
East Timor Mauritania
1960 19.3 18.8
1961 19.4 18.8
1962 19.5 18.8
1963 19.6 18.8
1964 19.8 18.8
1965 19.9 18.7
1966 20 18.6
1967 20.2 18.5
1968 20.3 18.4
1969 20.4 18.3
1970 20.5 18.1
1971 20.4 17.9
1972 20.4 17.7
1973 20.4 17.6
1974 20.3 17.4
1975 20.4 17.3
1976 20.6 17.2
1977 20.7 17.1
1978 20.9 17.1
1979 21.1 17
1980 21.1 17
1981 20.9 17
1982 20.5 17
1983 20.3 17
1984 20 17
1985 19.8 17
1986 19.7 17
1987 19.5 17.1
1988 19.3 17.1
1989 19.1 17.1
1990 19 17.1
1991 19 17.2
1992 19 17.3
1993 19 17.6
1994 18.9 17.6
1995 18.9 17.6
1996 18.8 17.5
1997 18.8 17.5
1998 18.7 17.5
1999 18.7 17.6
2000 18.6 17.7
2001 18.6 17.7
2002 18.6 17.7
2003 18.6 17.7
2004 18.7 17.7
2005 18.7 17.7
2006 18.7 17.6
2007 18.7 17.6
2008 18.7 17.7
2009 18.8 17.8
2010 18.9 17.8
2011 19 17.9
2012 19.2 17.8
2013 19.3 17.8
2014 19.5 17.8
2015 19.7 17.8
2016 20 17.8
2017 20.3 17.8
2018 20.6 17.8
2019 20.9 17.9
2020 21.2 17.9
2021 21.4 18
2022 21.7 18.1
2023 22.1 18.2
2024 22.4 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
0.23%
2020
Banked people share n/a
27.3%
2024

Energy

East Timor Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
19.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

East Timor Mauritania
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
67%
2021
English speaking
9%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
34%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

East Timor Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Mauritania
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
7,614 mi
2018

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