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Iran vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 17th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Mauritania
Population
93020793
5432542
Population rank 17/197 123/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Iran and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Iran and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Iran

Mauritania
Year GDP
Iran Mauritania
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 $159,213,430
1962 $4,693,566,416 $164,271,558
1963 $4,928,628,018 $168,186,297
1964 $5,379,845,648 $224,495,744
1965 $6,197,319,929 $255,340,475
1966 $6,789,938,672 $266,533,605
1967 $7,555,383,690 $282,615,310
1968 $8,623,172,960 $311,395,937
1969 $9,743,089,607 $295,062,308
1970 $10,976,245,154 $309,405,316
1971 $13,731,802,833 $335,568,907
1972 $17,153,463,263 $391,669,449
1973 $27,081,698,250 $493,237,876
1974 $46,209,092,072 $613,010,553
1975 $51,776,222,350 $703,377,837
1976 $68,055,295,081 $775,045,517
1977 $80,600,122,702 $799,030,017
1978 $77,994,316,621 $804,629,877
1979 $90,391,877,326 $951,900,945
1980 $94,362,275,580 $1,047,925,106
1981 $100,499,312,750 $1,105,494,682
1982 $125,948,756,439 $1,108,776,653
1983 $156,365,156,618 $1,165,171,263
1984 $162,276,728,620 $1,074,373,230
1985 $180,183,629,600 $1,009,723,326
1986 $209,094,561,833 $1,186,628,778
1987 $134,009,995,923 $1,344,664,725
1988 $123,057,861,334 $1,414,951,290
1989 $120,496,362,916 $1,450,647,019
1990 $124,813,263,926 $1,506,914,408
1991 $131,637,664,958 $2,133,692,697
1992 $119,768,691,217 $2,164,298,425
1993 $63,743,623,231 $1,847,353,211
1994 $71,841,461,172 $1,944,876,755
1995 $96,419,225,745 $2,091,726,101
1996 $120,403,931,883 $2,132,087,009
1997 $113,919,163,421 $2,071,996,564
1998 $110,276,913,362 $2,032,347,665
1999 $113,848,450,089 $1,985,922,776
2000 $109,591,707,801 $1,779,520,886
2001 $126,878,750,296 $1,746,063,558
2002 $128,626,917,504 $1,777,057,481
2003 $151,911,222,120 $2,051,147,607
2004 $187,754,571,247 $2,362,501,023
2005 $224,970,371,329 $2,936,019,526
2006 $265,602,187,406 $3,919,577,286
2007 $349,736,591,836 $4,346,212,355
2008 $406,070,949,551 $5,206,437,194
2009 $414,059,094,950 $4,714,595,548
2010 $487,069,570,461 $5,628,878,798
2011 $629,082,257,472 $6,764,627,746
2012 $644,019,315,004 $6,728,208,836
2013 $500,399,839,840 $7,223,071,097
2014 $462,284,793,281 $6,592,537,782
2015 $409,191,686,497 $6,166,863,897
2016 $459,042,684,193 $6,398,747,592
2017 $489,168,731,811 $6,800,135,898
2018 $398,880,231,367 $7,473,550,557
2019 $333,519,146,339 $7,894,764,886
2020 $262,186,179,356 $8,260,752,385
2021 $383,436,202,447 $9,222,536,364
2022 $394,362,621,793 $9,557,966,698
2023 $404,625,655,076 $10,651,709,314
2024 $436,906,331,672 $10,766,731,874

Iran and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Iran Mauritania
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 $188.2
1962 $205.8 $189
1963 $209.6 $188.2
1964 $221.7 $244.3
1965 $247.5 $270
1966 $262.9 $273.6
1967 $283.7 $281.5
1968 $314 $301
1969 $345 $276.6
1970 $377 $281.3
1971 $457 $296
1972 $555 $335
1973 $851 $410
1974 $1,409 $494
1975 $1,532 $551
1976 $1,954 $589
1977 $2,243 $590
1978 $2,101 $578
1979 $2,352 $664
1980 $2,368 $711
1981 $2,393 $729
1982 $2,845 $710
1983 $3,397 $725
1984 $3,395 $650
1985 $3,634 $593
1986 $4,064 $677
1987 $2,513 $746
1988 $2,234 $762
1989 $2,125 $762
1990 $2,138 $772
1991 $2,194 $1,062
1992 $1,957 $1,036
1993 $1,038 $850
1994 $1,168 $865
1995 $1,550 $905
1996 $1,915 $904
1997 $1,790 $859
1998 $1,709 $821
1999 $1,740 $781
2000 $1,650 $681
2001 $1,881 $652
2002 $1,891 $649
2003 $2,209 $732
2004 $2,672 $824
2005 $3,132 $999
2006 $3,619 $1,301
2007 $4,688 $1,405
2008 $5,377 $1,636
2009 $5,416 $1,435
2010 $6,291 $1,660
2011 $8,026 $1,931
2012 $8,114 $1,859
2013 $6,223 $1,934
2014 $5,672 $1,713
2015 $4,953 $1,555
2016 $5,477 $1,566
2017 $5,753 $1,615
2018 $4,632 $1,723
2019 $3,831 $1,767
2020 $2,989 $1,796
2021 $4,335 $1,948
2022 $4,405 $1,960
2023 $4,466 $2,121
2024 $4,771 $2,083

Iran vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Mauritania
1950 38.2 38.4
1951 38.7 38.8
1952 39.2 39.2
1953 39.5 39.6
1954 40 40.1
1955 40.6 40.6
1956 41.1 41.1
1957 41.3 41.7
1958 42.2 42.3
1959 42.8 42.9
1960 43.3 43.6
1961 43.9 44.3
1962 43.8 45
1963 45.1 45.8
1964 45.7 46.6
1965 46.4 47.4
1966 47.1 48.1
1967 47.8 48.9
1968 47.9 49.5
1969 49.4 50.1
1970 50.2 50.5
1971 51.1 50.8
1972 51.7 51
1973 52.9 51.2
1974 53.9 51.4
1975 54.8 51.6
1976 55.8 51.8
1977 56.7 52
1978 56 52.3
1979 58.5 52.8
1980 58.4 53.2
1981 56.6 53.7
1982 57.6 54.2
1983 58.5 54.6
1984 60.9 55.2
1985 61.5 55.8
1986 62.1 56.3
1987 62.7 57
1988 63.3 57.5
1989 65.3 57.7
1990 64.1 58.1
1991 66.2 58.3
1992 66.7 58.6
1993 67 58.7
1994 67.5 58.8
1995 67.9 58.9
1996 68.3 58.9
1997 68.6 59.4
1998 69.2 59.9
1999 69.7 60.4
2000 70.2 61
2001 70.6 61.7
2002 71.1 62.2
2003 70.5 62.8
2004 72 63.4
2005 72.4 63.9
2006 72.9 64.5
2007 73.3 64.9
2008 73.7 65.2
2009 74 65.5
2010 74.4 65.7
2011 74.7 65.8
2012 75 65.8
2013 75.3 65.9
2014 75.6 66.2
2015 75.9 66.5
2016 76.2 66.8
2017 76.4 67.1
2018 76.6 67.4
2019 76.9 67.6
2020 74.1 66.8
2021 73.8 66.8
2022 76.8 68.3
2023 77.7 68.5
2024 77.9 68.7
2025 78.1 68.9

Iran and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Mauritania
Year Population
Iran Mauritania
1960 21,470,434 824,298
1961 22,125,726 846,167
1962 22,807,907 869,184
1963 23,519,005 893,423
1964 24,262,859 918,955
1965 25,036,978 945,838
1966 25,829,270 974,157
1967 26,628,432 1,003,843
1968 27,437,391 1,034,739
1969 28,273,482 1,066,754
1970 29,145,100 1,099,806
1971 30,029,071 1,133,702
1972 30,921,179 1,168,355
1973 31,839,838 1,203,838
1974 32,796,463 1,240,188
1975 33,802,973 1,277,330
1976 34,837,271 1,315,336
1977 35,933,181 1,353,768
1978 37,126,535 1,392,713
1979 38,424,952 1,432,758
1980 39,842,324 1,474,043
1981 41,989,312 1,516,877
1982 44,272,141 1,561,176
1983 46,029,535 1,606,746
1984 47,793,998 1,653,693
1985 49,582,289 1,702,107
1986 51,446,045 1,751,835
1987 53,323,493 1,803,014
1988 55,072,694 1,855,859
1989 56,704,914 1,903,048
1990 58,380,092 1,951,878
1991 59,986,931 2,009,738
1992 61,184,983 2,088,135
1993 61,403,543 2,174,328
1994 61,520,598 2,249,454
1995 62,205,567 2,312,017
1996 62,881,300 2,358,188
1997 63,639,638 2,411,306
1998 64,519,859 2,474,651
1999 65,445,391 2,541,698
2000 66,418,659 2,613,441
2001 67,452,005 2,678,760
2002 68,011,317 2,738,655
2003 68,769,340 2,802,046
2004 70,256,316 2,868,664
2005 71,828,455 2,939,059
2006 73,392,747 3,013,660
2007 74,602,648 3,093,059
2008 75,514,204 3,183,269
2009 76,457,825 3,284,448
2010 77,420,842 3,390,965
2011 78,383,598 3,502,811
2012 79,370,580 3,619,034
2013 80,414,686 3,734,318
2014 81,502,045 3,848,514
2015 82,619,362 3,965,959
2016 83,812,228 4,086,657
2017 85,026,754 4,210,600
2018 86,117,998 4,337,685
2019 87,051,648 4,467,708
2020 87,723,443 4,600,131
2021 88,455,488 4,734,874
2022 89,524,246 4,875,637
2023 90,608,707 5,022,441
2024 91,567,738 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Iran and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Iran

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Iran Mauritania
1960 7.52 6.15
1961 7.46 6.2
1962 7.4 6.24
1963 7.32 6.31
1964 7.24 6.37
1965 7.22 6.44
1966 7.21 6.52
1967 7.19 6.57
1968 7.12 6.6
1969 7.01 6.64
1970 6.8 6.68
1971 6.55 6.7
1972 6.26 6.71
1973 6.06 6.72
1974 5.97 6.73
1975 5.95 6.71
1976 6.07 6.73
1977 6.18 6.74
1978 6.34 6.73
1979 6.55 6.7
1980 6.63 6.67
1981 6.62 6.64
1982 6.59 6.59
1983 6.53 6.54
1984 6.43 6.48
1985 6.24 6.42
1986 6.01 6.34
1987 5.72 6.27
1988 5.43 6.21
1989 5.17 6.2
1990 4.93 6.18
1991 4.57 6.16
1992 4.1 6.13
1993 3.67 6.09
1994 3.24 6.06
1995 2.85 5.96
1996 2.54 5.86
1997 2.32 5.74
1998 2.19 5.62
1999 2.09 5.52
2000 2 5.46
2001 1.92 5.41
2002 1.84 5.37
2003 1.8 5.36
2004 1.78 5.37
2005 1.76 5.38
2006 1.76 5.4
2007 1.75 5.43
2008 1.74 5.44
2009 1.74 5.41
2010 1.75 5.38
2011 1.79 5.38
2012 1.85 5.35
2013 1.91 5.32
2014 1.98 5.26
2015 2.02 5.21
2016 2.05 5.16
2017 2.02 5.11
2018 1.92 5.04
2019 1.77 4.98
2020 1.7 4.91
2021 1.71 4.85
2022 1.7 4.77
2023 1.7 4.7

Iran and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Iran Mauritania
1960 19.1 18.8
1961 18.7 18.8
1962 18.4 18.8
1963 18.1 18.8
1964 17.9 18.8
1965 17.8 18.7
1966 17.7 18.6
1967 17.7 18.5
1968 17.6 18.4
1969 17.6 18.3
1970 17.6 18.1
1971 17.7 17.9
1972 17.8 17.7
1973 17.9 17.6
1974 18 17.4
1975 18.1 17.3
1976 18.2 17.2
1977 18.3 17.1
1978 18.3 17.1
1979 18.3 17
1980 18.2 17
1981 18.4 17
1982 18.6 17
1983 18.5 17
1984 18.4 17
1985 18.3 17
1986 18.2 17
1987 18.2 17.1
1988 18.2 17.1
1989 18.1 17.1
1990 18.2 17.1
1991 18.3 17.2
1992 18.4 17.3
1993 18.3 17.6
1994 18.4 17.6
1995 18.7 17.6
1996 19.1 17.5
1997 19.5 17.5
1998 20 17.5
1999 20.7 17.6
2000 21.4 17.7
2001 22 17.7
2002 22.6 17.7
2003 23.1 17.7
2004 23.7 17.7
2005 24.3 17.7
2006 24.8 17.6
2007 25.5 17.6
2008 26.1 17.7
2009 26.6 17.8
2010 27.2 17.8
2011 27.7 17.9
2012 28.2 17.8
2013 28.7 17.8
2014 29.2 17.8
2015 29.7 17.8
2016 30.2 17.8
2017 30.7 17.8
2018 31.2 17.8
2019 31.7 17.9
2020 32.3 17.9
2021 32.8 18
2022 33.3 18.1
2023 33.8 18.2
2024 34.3 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Iran Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
19.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Iran Mauritania
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
67%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Iran Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Mauritania
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
7,614 mi
2018

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