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Jordan vs Mauritania statistics compared

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Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 110th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Mauritania
Population
11575983
5432542
Population rank 85/197 123/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Jordan and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Mauritania
Year GDP
Jordan Mauritania
1961 - $159,213,430
1962 - $164,271,558
1963 - $168,186,297
1964 - $224,495,744
1965 $599,759,760 $255,340,475
1966 $657,999,737 $266,533,605
1967 $631,679,747 $282,615,310
1968 $561,119,776 $311,395,937
1969 $698,879,720 $295,062,308
1970 $639,519,744 $309,405,316
1971 $678,159,729 $335,568,907
1972 $788,479,685 $391,669,449
1973 $943,783,840 $493,237,876
1974 $1,197,483,949 $613,010,553
1975 $1,363,073,498 $703,377,837
1976 $1,708,521,219 $775,045,517
1977 $2,096,778,602 $799,030,017
1978 $2,602,208,589 $804,629,877
1979 $3,271,368,781 $951,900,945
1980 $3,910,044,474 $1,047,925,106
1981 $4,383,944,703 $1,105,494,682
1982 $4,681,240,993 $1,108,776,653
1983 $4,920,692,191 $1,165,171,263
1984 $4,967,162,160 $1,074,373,230
1985 $4,993,601,520 $1,009,723,326
1986 $6,402,050,485 $1,186,628,778
1987 $6,756,209,762 $1,344,664,725
1988 $6,277,451,829 $1,414,951,290
1989 $4,221,373,674 $1,450,647,019
1990 $4,160,087,508 $1,506,914,408
1991 $4,344,467,193 $2,133,692,697
1992 $5,310,833,194 $2,164,298,425
1993 $5,606,400,222 $1,847,353,211
1994 $6,236,295,978 $1,944,876,755
1995 $6,727,597,032 $2,091,726,101
1996 $6,927,503,526 $2,132,087,009
1997 $7,245,839,210 $2,071,996,564
1998 $7,912,270,804 $2,032,347,665
1999 $8,149,929,478 $1,985,922,776
2000 $8,460,789,845 $1,779,520,886
2001 $8,975,814,653 $1,746,063,558
2002 $9,582,510,578 $1,777,057,481
2003 $10,195,627,645 $2,051,147,607
2004 $11,411,706,629 $2,362,501,023
2005 $12,588,998,590 $2,936,019,526
2006 $15,056,981,664 $3,919,577,286
2007 $17,110,437,236 $4,346,212,355
2008 $22,658,715,989 $5,206,437,194
2009 $24,537,876,056 $4,714,595,548
2010 $27,133,804,225 $5,628,878,798
2011 $29,524,149,155 $6,764,627,746
2012 $31,634,561,690 $6,728,208,836
2013 $34,454,440,141 $7,223,071,097
2014 $36,847,643,521 $6,592,537,782
2015 $38,587,017,887 $6,166,863,897
2016 $39,892,551,127 $6,398,747,592
2017 $41,608,435,915 $6,800,135,898
2018 $43,370,860,704 $7,473,550,557
2019 $44,503,006,338 $7,894,764,886
2020 $43,700,383,099 $8,260,752,385
2021 $46,296,100,141 $9,222,536,364
2022 $48,764,963,380 $9,557,966,698
2023 $51,088,476,338 $10,651,709,314
2024 $53,352,289,577 $10,766,731,874

Jordan and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Mauritania
1961 - $188.2
1962 - $189
1963 - $188.2
1964 - $244.3
1965 $546 $270
1966 $558 $273.6
1967 $497 $281.5
1968 $409 $301
1969 $474 $276.6
1970 $409 $281.3
1971 $412 $296
1972 $460 $335
1973 $531 $410
1974 $651 $494
1975 $718 $551
1976 $873 $589
1977 $1,039 $590
1978 $1,249 $578
1979 $1,519 $664
1980 $1,750 $711
1981 $1,885 $729
1982 $1,929 $710
1983 $1,939 $725
1984 $1,871 $650
1985 $1,797 $593
1986 $2,200 $677
1987 $2,217 $746
1988 $1,966 $762
1989 $1,260 $762
1990 $1,149 $772
1991 $1,110 $1,062
1992 $1,287 $1,036
1993 $1,289 $850
1994 $1,367 $865
1995 $1,416 $905
1996 $1,410 $904
1997 $1,436 $859
1998 $1,532 $821
1999 $1,545 $781
2000 $1,571 $681
2001 $1,632 $652
2002 $1,706 $649
2003 $1,776 $732
2004 $1,940 $824
2005 $2,088 $999
2006 $2,343 $1,301
2007 $2,506 $1,405
2008 $3,242 $1,636
2009 $3,436 $1,435
2010 $3,718 $1,660
2011 $3,947 $1,931
2012 $4,170 $1,859
2013 $4,311 $1,934
2014 $4,191 $1,713
2015 $4,043 $1,555
2016 $3,987 $1,566
2017 $4,066 $1,615
2018 $4,145 $1,723
2019 $4,170 $1,767
2020 $4,022 $1,796
2021 $4,183 $1,948
2022 $4,332 $1,960
2023 $4,466 $2,121
2024 $4,618 $2,083

Jordan vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Mauritania
1950 40.9 38.4
1951 42 38.8
1952 43.2 39.2
1953 44.4 39.6
1954 45.6 40.1
1955 46.8 40.6
1956 48 41.1
1957 49.2 41.7
1958 50.4 42.3
1959 51.6 42.9
1960 52.7 43.6
1961 53.7 44.3
1962 54.6 45
1963 55.5 45.8
1964 56.5 46.6
1965 57.3 47.4
1966 57.8 48.1
1967 59 48.9
1968 59.8 49.5
1969 60.5 50.1
1970 59.8 50.5
1971 61.8 50.8
1972 62.5 51
1973 63.1 51.2
1974 63.6 51.4
1975 64.1 51.6
1976 64.7 51.8
1977 65.1 52
1978 65.6 52.3
1979 66 52.8
1980 66.5 53.2
1981 66.9 53.7
1982 67.4 54.2
1983 67.8 54.6
1984 68.2 55.2
1985 68.6 55.8
1986 69 56.3
1987 69.3 57
1988 69.6 57.5
1989 69.9 57.7
1990 70.1 58.1
1991 70.2 58.3
1992 70.4 58.6
1993 70.6 58.7
1994 70.7 58.8
1995 70.9 58.9
1996 71.1 58.9
1997 71.3 59.4
1998 71.5 59.9
1999 71.7 60.4
2000 71.9 61
2001 72.1 61.7
2002 72.4 62.2
2003 72.6 62.8
2004 72.8 63.4
2005 73 63.9
2006 73.2 64.5
2007 73.4 64.9
2008 73.6 65.2
2009 73.7 65.5
2010 73.8 65.7
2011 73.9 65.8
2012 74.1 65.8
2013 74.3 65.9
2014 74.6 66.2
2015 75.1 66.5
2016 75.6 66.8
2017 76.1 67.1
2018 76.5 67.4
2019 76.9 67.6
2020 75.6 66.8
2021 74.2 66.8
2022 77.1 68.3
2023 77.8 68.5
2024 78 68.7
2025 78.1 68.9

Jordan and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Mauritania
Year Population
Jordan Mauritania
1960 853,471 824,298
1961 897,591 846,167
1962 940,554 869,184
1963 984,714 893,423
1964 1,035,640 918,955
1965 1,099,440 945,838
1966 1,178,360 974,157
1967 1,271,183 1,003,843
1968 1,372,460 1,034,739
1969 1,473,100 1,066,754
1970 1,565,163 1,099,806
1971 1,645,145 1,133,702
1972 1,714,555 1,168,355
1973 1,778,094 1,203,838
1974 1,839,182 1,240,188
1975 1,899,055 1,277,330
1976 1,958,177 1,315,336
1977 2,019,002 1,353,768
1978 2,083,595 1,392,713
1979 2,153,882 1,432,758
1980 2,234,186 1,474,043
1981 2,325,517 1,516,877
1982 2,426,927 1,561,176
1983 2,537,307 1,606,746
1984 2,654,688 1,653,693
1985 2,778,810 1,702,107
1986 2,909,887 1,751,835
1987 3,047,634 1,803,014
1988 3,193,039 1,855,859
1989 3,349,627 1,903,048
1990 3,621,908 1,951,878
1991 3,915,149 2,009,738
1992 4,127,693 2,088,135
1993 4,348,020 2,174,328
1994 4,561,406 2,249,454
1995 4,752,096 2,312,017
1996 4,912,516 2,358,188
1997 5,046,285 2,411,306
1998 5,164,284 2,474,651
1999 5,276,444 2,541,698
2000 5,386,945 2,613,441
2001 5,498,894 2,678,760
2002 5,616,066 2,738,655
2003 5,741,828 2,802,046
2004 5,882,061 2,868,664
2005 6,029,587 2,939,059
2006 6,427,371 3,013,660
2007 6,827,227 3,093,059
2008 6,989,866 3,183,269
2009 7,141,753 3,284,448
2010 7,297,043 3,390,965
2011 7,480,424 3,502,811
2012 7,587,127 3,619,034
2013 7,991,809 3,734,318
2014 8,791,710 3,848,514
2015 9,544,729 3,965,959
2016 10,006,367 4,086,657
2017 10,234,226 4,210,600
2018 10,462,306 4,337,685
2019 10,671,891 4,467,708
2020 10,865,228 4,600,131
2021 11,066,356 4,734,874
2022 11,256,263 4,875,637
2023 11,439,213 5,022,441
2024 11,552,876 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Jordan and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Jordan

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Mauritania
1960 7.6 6.15
1961 7.7 6.2
1962 7.79 6.24
1963 7.85 6.31
1964 7.91 6.37
1965 7.93 6.44
1966 7.99 6.52
1967 8.06 6.57
1968 8.14 6.6
1969 8.19 6.64
1970 8.18 6.68
1971 8.15 6.7
1972 8.12 6.71
1973 8.06 6.72
1974 8 6.73
1975 7.93 6.71
1976 7.83 6.73
1977 7.72 6.74
1978 7.59 6.73
1979 7.45 6.7
1980 7.29 6.67
1981 7.12 6.64
1982 6.96 6.59
1983 6.81 6.54
1984 6.67 6.48
1985 6.53 6.42
1986 6.39 6.34
1987 6.2 6.27
1988 6.01 6.21
1989 5.8 6.2
1990 5.54 6.18
1991 5.33 6.16
1992 5.14 6.13
1993 4.97 6.09
1994 4.82 6.06
1995 4.68 5.96
1996 4.51 5.86
1997 4.32 5.74
1998 4.11 5.62
1999 3.97 5.52
2000 3.86 5.46
2001 3.8 5.41
2002 3.81 5.37
2003 3.82 5.36
2004 3.73 5.37
2005 3.65 5.38
2006 3.71 5.4
2007 3.8 5.43
2008 3.88 5.44
2009 3.84 5.41
2010 3.78 5.38
2011 3.69 5.38
2012 3.57 5.35
2013 3.45 5.32
2014 3.3 5.26
2015 3.14 5.21
2016 3.07 5.16
2017 2.99 5.11
2018 2.92 5.04
2019 2.86 4.98
2020 2.79 4.91
2021 2.74 4.85
2022 2.68 4.77
2023 2.64 4.7

Jordan and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Jordan Mauritania
1960 17 18.8
1961 16.8 18.8
1962 16.5 18.8
1963 16.2 18.8
1964 16 18.8
1965 15.7 18.7
1966 15.5 18.6
1967 15.3 18.5
1968 15.1 18.4
1969 15 18.3
1970 14.9 18.1
1971 14.8 17.9
1972 14.8 17.7
1973 14.8 17.6
1974 14.8 17.4
1975 14.8 17.3
1976 14.8 17.2
1977 14.9 17.1
1978 14.9 17.1
1979 15 17
1980 15.1 17
1981 15.2 17
1982 15.4 17
1983 15.5 17
1984 15.6 17
1985 15.8 17
1986 15.9 17
1987 16.1 17.1
1988 16.2 17.1
1989 16.4 17.1
1990 17.2 17.1
1991 18.1 17.2
1992 18.5 17.3
1993 18.9 17.6
1994 19.3 17.6
1995 19.5 17.6
1996 19.7 17.5
1997 19.8 17.5
1998 19.8 17.5
1999 19.9 17.6
2000 20 17.7
2001 20.1 17.7
2002 20.2 17.7
2003 20.3 17.7
2004 20.5 17.7
2005 20.8 17.7
2006 21 17.6
2007 21.2 17.6
2008 21.4 17.7
2009 21.5 17.8
2010 21.7 17.8
2011 21.9 17.9
2012 22.1 17.8
2013 22.3 17.8
2014 22.4 17.8
2015 22.6 17.8
2016 22.9 17.8
2017 23.2 17.8
2018 23.5 17.8
2019 23.9 17.9
2020 24.2 17.9
2021 24.6 18
2022 24.9 18.1
2023 25.3 18.2
2024 25.5 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Jordan Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
19.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Jordan Mauritania
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
67%
2021
English speaking
45%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Jordan Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Mauritania
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
7,614 mi
2018

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