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Luxembourg vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Luxembourg has a population of 678K (ranked 164/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Luxembourg's land area is 994 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 169th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Luxembourg Mauritania
Population
690832
5432542
Population rank 164/197 123/197
GDP
$93.2B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 73/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$137,517
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 3/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,772
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$24.2B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.4%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$35,728
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 20/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$64,450
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
994 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
682 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.25
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Luxembourg and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Luxembourg and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Luxembourg

Mauritania
Year GDP
Luxembourg Mauritania
1960 $709,941,874 -
1961 $710,163,719 $159,213,430
1962 $747,846,862 $164,271,558
1963 $797,902,154 $168,186,297
1964 $910,877,686 $224,495,744
1965 $929,477,285 $255,340,475
1966 $976,717,015 $266,533,605
1967 $983,052,315 $282,615,310
1968 $1,075,561,623 $311,395,937
1969 $1,245,432,991 $295,062,308
1970 $1,457,768,455 $309,405,316
1971 $1,518,773,421 $335,568,907
1972 $1,901,697,370 $391,669,449
1973 $2,609,875,802 $493,237,876
1974 $3,183,637,117 $613,010,553
1975 $3,123,333,333 $703,377,837
1976 $3,423,586,207 $775,045,517
1977 $3,789,321,328 $799,030,017
1978 $4,718,539,772 $804,629,877
1979 $5,516,982,664 $951,900,945
1980 $6,019,805,490 $1,047,925,106
1981 $5,053,665,797 $1,105,494,682
1982 $4,602,316,793 $1,108,776,653
1983 $4,524,217,751 $1,165,171,263
1984 $4,438,435,493 $1,074,373,230
1985 $4,577,211,767 $1,009,723,326
1986 $6,685,595,088 $1,186,628,778
1987 $8,320,902,215 $1,344,664,725
1988 $9,418,167,855 $1,414,951,290
1989 $10,037,674,038 $1,450,647,019
1990 $12,778,792,854 $1,506,914,408
1991 $13,834,219,728 $2,133,692,697
1992 $15,518,702,635 $2,164,298,425
1993 $15,925,521,222 $1,847,353,211
1994 $17,701,798,891 $1,944,876,755
1995 $20,853,093,870 $2,091,726,101
1996 $20,895,314,658 $2,132,087,009
1997 $19,563,836,265 $2,071,996,564
1998 $20,150,053,345 $2,032,347,665
1999 $21,899,317,599 $1,985,922,776
2000 $21,230,182,989 $1,779,520,886
2001 $21,387,533,703 $1,746,063,558
2002 $23,649,833,332 $1,777,057,481
2003 $29,667,268,248 $2,051,147,607
2004 $35,064,843,793 $2,362,501,023
2005 $37,672,280,120 $2,936,019,526
2006 $42,910,146,296 $3,919,577,286
2007 $51,587,401,416 $4,346,212,355
2008 $58,844,277,702 $5,206,437,194
2009 $54,467,289,898 $4,714,595,548
2010 $56,213,985,987 $5,628,878,798
2011 $61,696,281,326 $6,764,627,746
2012 $59,776,383,527 $6,728,208,836
2013 $65,203,276,467 $7,223,071,097
2014 $68,804,811,898 $6,592,537,782
2015 $60,071,584,216 $6,166,863,897
2016 $62,216,885,436 $6,398,747,592
2017 $65,712,180,343 $6,800,135,898
2018 $71,085,623,495 $7,473,550,557
2019 $69,872,035,114 $7,894,764,886
2020 $73,670,782,100 $8,260,752,385
2021 $86,386,759,695 $9,222,536,364
2022 $80,801,680,397 $9,557,966,698
2023 $87,574,021,092 $10,651,709,314
2024 $93,197,329,012 $10,766,731,874

Luxembourg and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Luxembourg

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Luxembourg Mauritania
1960 $2,261 -
1961 $2,241 $188.2
1962 $2,332 $189
1963 $2,462 $188.2
1964 $2,779 $244.3
1965 $2,804 $270
1966 $2,925 $273.6
1967 $2,935 $281.5
1968 $3,203 $301
1969 $3,690 $276.6
1970 $4,298 $281.3
1971 $4,435 $296
1972 $5,487 $335
1973 $7,447 $410
1974 $8,967 $494
1975 $8,701 $551
1976 $9,491 $589
1977 $10,486 $590
1978 $13,034 $578
1979 $15,204 $664
1980 $16,531 $711
1981 $13,837 $729
1982 $12,591 $710
1983 $12,374 $725
1984 $12,127 $650
1985 $12,482 $593
1986 $18,150 $677
1987 $22,443 $746
1988 $25,219 $762
1989 $26,618 $762
1990 $33,465 $772
1991 $35,747 $1,062
1992 $39,571 $1,036
1993 $40,067 $850
1994 $43,933 $865
1995 $51,032 $905
1996 $50,444 $904
1997 $46,642 $859
1998 $47,445 $821
1999 $50,872 $781
2000 $48,660 $681
2001 $48,440 $652
2002 $53,006 $649
2003 $65,689 $732
2004 $76,545 $824
2005 $80,988 $999
2006 $90,789 $1,301
2007 $107,475 $1,405
2008 $120,422 $1,636
2009 $109,420 $1,435
2010 $110,886 $1,660
2011 $119,025 $1,931
2012 $112,585 $1,859
2013 $120,000 $1,934
2014 $123,679 $1,713
2015 $105,462 $1,555
2016 $106,899 $1,566
2017 $110,193 $1,615
2018 $116,927 $1,723
2019 $112,697 $1,767
2020 $116,860 $1,796
2021 $134,966 $1,948
2022 $123,720 $1,960
2023 $131,408 $2,121
2024 $137,517 $2,083

Luxembourg vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Luxembourg

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Luxembourg Mauritania
1950 65.5 38.4
1951 65.9 38.8
1952 66.1 39.2
1953 66.4 39.6
1954 66.7 40.1
1955 67.4 40.6
1956 67.1 41.1
1957 66.9 41.7
1958 68.4 42.3
1959 68.4 42.9
1960 68.8 43.6
1961 69.1 44.3
1962 68.4 45
1963 68.7 45.8
1964 68.8 46.6
1965 69.2 47.4
1966 68.9 48.1
1967 69.5 48.9
1968 70 49.5
1969 69.7 50.1
1970 69.2 50.5
1971 69.2 50.8
1972 70.5 51
1973 70.3 51.2
1974 70.2 51.4
1975 70.3 51.6
1976 70.2 51.8
1977 71.5 52
1978 71.5 52.3
1979 72.3 52.8
1980 72.4 53.2
1981 72.1 53.7
1982 72.2 54.2
1983 73 54.6
1984 72.7 55.2
1985 73.3 55.8
1986 74.1 56.3
1987 73.9 57
1988 74.3 57.5
1989 74.3 57.7
1990 75 58.1
1991 75 58.3
1992 74.7 58.6
1993 75.4 58.7
1994 75.9 58.8
1995 75.9 58.9
1996 76.2 58.9
1997 76.4 59.4
1998 76.6 59.9
1999 77 60.4
2000 77.3 61
2001 77.5 61.7
2002 77.6 62.2
2003 77.3 62.8
2004 78.7 63.4
2005 78.9 63.9
2006 78.8 64.5
2007 79.1 64.9
2008 80.1 65.2
2009 79.9 65.5
2010 80.1 65.7
2011 80.3 65.8
2012 80.4 65.8
2013 80.9 65.9
2014 81.2 66.2
2015 81.3 66.5
2016 81.6 66.8
2017 81.1 67.1
2018 81.5 67.4
2019 81.6 67.6
2020 81.4 66.8
2021 81.8 66.8
2022 82.2 68.3
2023 82.2 68.5
2024 82.4 68.7
2025 82.5 68.9

Luxembourg and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Luxembourg

Mauritania
Year Population
Luxembourg Mauritania
1960 313,970 824,298
1961 316,845 846,167
1962 320,750 869,184
1963 324,100 893,423
1964 327,750 918,955
1965 331,500 945,838
1966 333,895 974,157
1967 334,995 1,003,843
1968 335,850 1,034,739
1969 337,500 1,066,754
1970 339,171 1,099,806
1971 342,421 1,133,702
1972 346,600 1,168,355
1973 350,450 1,203,838
1974 355,050 1,240,188
1975 358,950 1,277,330
1976 360,731 1,315,336
1977 361,358 1,353,768
1978 362,007 1,392,713
1979 362,856 1,432,758
1980 364,150 1,474,043
1981 365,225 1,516,877
1982 365,525 1,561,176
1983 365,622 1,606,746
1984 365,998 1,653,693
1985 366,706 1,702,107
1986 368,355 1,751,835
1987 370,750 1,803,014
1988 373,450 1,855,859
1989 377,100 1,903,048
1990 381,850 1,951,878
1991 387,000 2,009,738
1992 392,175 2,088,135
1993 397,475 2,174,328
1994 402,925 2,249,454
1995 408,625 2,312,017
1996 414,225 2,358,188
1997 419,450 2,411,306
1998 424,700 2,474,651
1999 430,475 2,541,698
2000 436,300 2,613,441
2001 441,525 2,678,760
2002 446,175 2,738,655
2003 451,630 2,802,046
2004 458,095 2,868,664
2005 465,158 2,939,059
2006 472,637 3,013,660
2007 479,993 3,093,059
2008 488,650 3,183,269
2009 497,783 3,284,448
2010 506,953 3,390,965
2011 518,347 3,502,811
2012 530,946 3,619,034
2013 543,360 3,734,318
2014 556,319 3,848,514
2015 569,604 3,965,959
2016 582,014 4,086,657
2017 596,336 4,210,600
2018 607,950 4,337,685
2019 620,001 4,467,708
2020 630,419 4,600,131
2021 640,064 4,734,874
2022 653,103 4,875,637
2023 666,430 5,022,441
2024 677,717 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Luxembourg and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Luxembourg

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Luxembourg Mauritania
1960 2.29 6.15
1961 - 6.2
1962 2.37 6.24
1963 - 6.31
1964 2.34 6.37
1965 2.42 6.44
1966 2.34 6.52
1967 2.24 6.57
1968 2.12 6.6
1969 2.02 6.64
1970 1.97 6.68
1971 1.95 6.7
1972 1.75 6.71
1973 1.58 6.72
1974 1.58 6.73
1975 1.55 6.71
1976 1.48 6.73
1977 1.5 6.74
1978 1.48 6.73
1979 1.48 6.7
1980 1.5 6.67
1981 1.55 6.64
1982 1.49 6.59
1983 1.43 6.54
1984 1.42 6.48
1985 1.38 6.42
1986 1.43 6.34
1987 1.4 6.27
1988 1.51 6.21
1989 1.52 6.2
1990 1.6 6.18
1991 1.6 6.16
1992 1.64 6.13
1993 1.7 6.09
1994 1.72 6.06
1995 1.7 5.96
1996 1.77 5.86
1997 1.71 5.74
1998 1.68 5.62
1999 1.74 5.52
2000 1.76 5.46
2001 1.66 5.41
2002 1.63 5.37
2003 1.62 5.36
2004 1.66 5.37
2005 1.63 5.38
2006 1.65 5.4
2007 1.61 5.43
2008 1.61 5.44
2009 1.59 5.41
2010 1.63 5.38
2011 1.52 5.38
2012 1.57 5.35
2013 1.55 5.32
2014 1.5 5.26
2015 1.47 5.21
2016 1.41 5.16
2017 1.39 5.11
2018 1.38 5.04
2019 1.34 4.98
2020 1.36 4.91
2021 1.38 4.85
2022 1.31 4.77
2023 1.25 4.7

Luxembourg and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Luxembourg

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Luxembourg Mauritania
1960 35.1 18.8
1961 35.1 18.8
1962 35.1 18.8
1963 35.1 18.8
1964 35.2 18.8
1965 35.2 18.7
1966 35.2 18.6
1967 35.2 18.5
1968 35.3 18.4
1969 35.3 18.3
1970 35.3 18.1
1971 35.3 17.9
1972 35.1 17.7
1973 35.1 17.6
1974 35 17.4
1975 35 17.3
1976 34.9 17.2
1977 34.8 17.1
1978 34.8 17.1
1979 34.8 17
1980 34.9 17
1981 35 17
1982 35.2 17
1983 35.4 17
1984 35.6 17
1985 35.8 17
1986 36 17
1987 36.1 17.1
1988 36.2 17.1
1989 36.3 17.1
1990 36.4 17.1
1991 36.4 17.2
1992 36.5 17.3
1993 36.5 17.6
1994 36.6 17.6
1995 36.7 17.6
1996 36.8 17.5
1997 37 17.5
1998 37.1 17.5
1999 37.3 17.6
2000 37.3 17.7
2001 37.3 17.7
2002 37.6 17.7
2003 37.8 17.7
2004 38 17.7
2005 38.2 17.7
2006 38.4 17.6
2007 38.5 17.6
2008 38.7 17.7
2009 38.8 17.8
2010 38.9 17.8
2011 39 17.9
2012 39.1 17.8
2013 39.1 17.8
2014 39.2 17.8
2015 39.3 17.8
2016 39.3 17.8
2017 39.4 17.8
2018 39.5 17.8
2019 39.5 17.9
2020 39.6 17.9
2021 39.7 18
2022 39.7 18.1
2023 39.9 18.2
2024 40.2 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Luxembourg Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$62B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.2%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.71%
2022
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.75%
2023
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.42%
2024
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
81.9%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.01%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.5
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.1%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
28
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.79B
2024
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$2.45B
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
525,000
2020
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
2.98%
2020
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
98.8%
2017
27.3%
2024

Energy

Luxembourg Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,592 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$31
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.01 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.5 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.5%
2021
19.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.55%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
109.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,428 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
89%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
48.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Luxembourg Mauritania
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+5,677
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
92.3%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.42 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.1
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2022
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
67%
2021
English speaking
57%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
98.8%
2024
37.4%
2023

Health

Luxembourg Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,505
2023
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$654
2023
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.07%
2023
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.99
2017
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
31.4 years
2023
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
11
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
18.9%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Luxembourg Mauritania
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
1,467 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
342 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,786 mi
2019
7,614 mi
2018

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