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Maldives vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 188th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Mauritania
Population
531152
5432542
Population rank 168/197 123/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Maldives and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Mauritania
Year GDP
Maldives 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 $19,328,038 $309,405,316
1971 $21,566,404 $335,568,907
1972 $25,177,138 $391,669,449
1973 $30,862,042 $493,237,876
1974 $39,120,171 $613,010,553
1975 $24,540,878 $703,377,837
1976 $22,399,467 $775,045,517
1977 $20,853,789 $799,030,017
1978 $24,369,109 $804,629,877
1979 $38,523,364 $951,900,945
1980 $42,463,576 $1,047,925,106
1981 $44,781,457 $1,105,494,682
1982 $47,911,340 $1,108,776,653
1983 $57,829,787 $1,165,171,263
1984 $109,503,546 $1,074,373,230
1985 $127,190,758 $1,009,723,326
1986 $141,882,254 $1,186,628,778
1987 $141,223,029 $1,344,664,725
1988 $168,514,513 $1,414,951,290
1989 $189,514,434 $1,450,647,019
1990 $215,043,970 $1,506,914,408
1991 $244,396,762 $2,133,692,697
1992 $284,875,809 $2,164,298,425
1993 $322,417,837 $1,847,353,211
1994 $356,014,932 $1,944,876,755
1995 $398,988,955 $2,091,726,101
1996 $450,382,328 $2,132,087,009
1997 $508,223,602 $2,071,996,564
1998 $540,096,398 $2,032,347,665
1999 $589,239,754 $1,985,922,776
2000 $624,337,145 $1,779,520,886
2001 $870,031,677 $1,746,063,558
2002 $897,031,250 $1,777,057,481
2003 $1,052,121,055 $2,051,147,607
2004 $1,226,829,563 $2,362,501,023
2005 $1,163,362,438 $2,936,019,526
2006 $1,575,200,391 $3,919,577,286
2007 $1,868,383,461 $4,346,212,355
2008 $2,271,646,188 $5,206,437,194
2009 $2,345,294,875 $4,714,595,548
2010 $2,588,176,055 $5,628,878,798
2011 $2,774,350,240 $6,764,627,746
2012 $2,886,163,997 $6,728,208,836
2013 $3,295,009,238 $7,223,071,097
2014 $3,697,353,039 $6,592,537,782
2015 $4,129,505,319 $6,166,863,897
2016 $4,409,942,624 $6,398,747,592
2017 $4,816,426,257 $6,800,135,898
2018 $5,404,344,163 $7,473,550,557
2019 $5,726,094,799 $7,894,764,886
2020 $3,712,604,583 $8,260,752,385
2021 $5,252,457,370 $9,222,536,364
2022 $6,177,118,114 $9,557,966,698
2023 $6,590,894,302 $10,651,709,314
2024 $6,975,146,349 $10,766,731,874

Maldives and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Maldives 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 $156.9 $281.3
1971 $169.8 $296
1972 $192.2 $335
1973 $228.7 $410
1974 $281.5 $494
1975 $171.4 $551
1976 $151.8 $589
1977 $137.3 $590
1978 $156.1 $578
1979 $240.2 $664
1980 $257.6 $711
1981 $264.1 $729
1982 $274.8 $710
1983 $323 $725
1984 $594 $650
1985 $669 $593
1986 $720 $677
1987 $692 $746
1988 $799 $762
1989 $870 $762
1990 $957 $772
1991 $1,054 $1,062
1992 $1,194 $1,036
1993 $1,317 $850
1994 $1,419 $865
1995 $1,555 $905
1996 $1,717 $904
1997 $1,898 $859
1998 $1,980 $821
1999 $2,124 $781
2000 $2,214 $681
2001 $3,034 $652
2002 $3,076 $649
2003 $3,549 $732
2004 $4,070 $824
2005 $3,797 $999
2006 $5,019 $1,301
2007 $5,758 $1,405
2008 $6,757 $1,636
2009 $6,734 $1,435
2010 $7,174 $1,660
2011 $7,425 $1,931
2012 $7,461 $1,859
2013 $8,236 $1,934
2014 $8,939 $1,713
2015 $9,645 $1,555
2016 $9,948 $1,566
2017 $10,510 $1,615
2018 $11,423 $1,723
2019 $11,740 $1,767
2020 $7,394 $1,796
2021 $10,176 $1,948
2022 $11,786 $1,960
2023 $12,530 $2,121
2024 $13,216 $2,083

Maldives vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Mauritania
1950 36.5 38.4
1951 37.1 38.8
1952 37 39.2
1953 36.9 39.6
1954 36.9 40.1
1955 37 40.6
1956 37.1 41.1
1957 37.3 41.7
1958 37.6 42.3
1959 37.9 42.9
1960 38.2 43.6
1961 38.6 44.3
1962 39.1 45
1963 39.6 45.8
1964 40.2 46.6
1965 40.8 47.4
1966 41.4 48.1
1967 42.1 48.9
1968 42.9 49.5
1969 43.7 50.1
1970 44.5 50.5
1971 45.5 50.8
1972 46.4 51
1973 47.5 51.2
1974 48.5 51.4
1975 49.6 51.6
1976 50.8 51.8
1977 51.8 52
1978 50.4 52.3
1979 53.9 52.8
1980 54.8 53.2
1981 55.7 53.7
1982 56.6 54.2
1983 57.5 54.6
1984 58.3 55.2
1985 59.2 55.8
1986 60 56.3
1987 60.8 57
1988 61.6 57.5
1989 62.4 57.7
1990 63.1 58.1
1991 63.9 58.3
1992 64.7 58.6
1993 65.4 58.7
1994 66.2 58.8
1995 67 58.9
1996 67.7 58.9
1997 68.5 59.4
1998 69.3 59.9
1999 70.2 60.4
2000 70.9 61
2001 71.7 61.7
2002 72.4 62.2
2003 73.3 62.8
2004 73 63.4
2005 74.8 63.9
2006 75.3 64.5
2007 75.7 64.9
2008 76 65.2
2009 76.4 65.5
2010 76.8 65.7
2011 77.1 65.8
2012 77.5 65.8
2013 77.8 65.9
2014 78.2 66.2
2015 78.6 66.5
2016 78.9 66.8
2017 79.2 67.1
2018 79.4 67.4
2019 79.7 67.6
2020 78.7 66.8
2021 78.1 66.8
2022 80.8 68.3
2023 81 68.5
2024 81.3 68.7
2025 81.5 68.9

Maldives and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Mauritania
Year Population
Maldives Mauritania
1960 91,189 824,298
1961 93,450 846,167
1962 95,802 869,184
1963 98,222 893,423
1964 100,662 918,955
1965 104,102 945,838
1966 108,507 974,157
1967 112,528 1,003,843
1968 116,075 1,034,739
1969 119,564 1,066,754
1970 123,219 1,099,806
1971 127,035 1,133,702
1972 130,968 1,168,355
1973 134,952 1,203,838
1974 138,978 1,240,188
1975 143,158 1,277,330
1976 147,525 1,315,336
1977 151,930 1,353,768
1978 156,159 1,392,713
1979 160,360 1,432,758
1980 164,835 1,474,043
1981 169,532 1,516,877
1982 174,333 1,561,176
1983 179,128 1,606,746
1984 184,198 1,653,693
1985 190,169 1,702,107
1986 196,935 1,751,835
1987 203,944 1,803,014
1988 210,885 1,855,859
1989 217,738 1,903,048
1990 224,762 1,951,878
1991 231,802 2,009,738
1992 238,543 2,088,135
1993 244,884 2,174,328
1994 250,822 2,249,454
1995 256,649 2,312,017
1996 262,347 2,358,188
1997 267,707 2,411,306
1998 272,723 2,474,651
1999 277,412 2,541,698
2000 282,019 2,613,441
2001 286,767 2,678,760
2002 291,616 2,738,655
2003 296,491 2,802,046
2004 301,413 2,868,664
2005 306,429 2,939,059
2006 313,851 3,013,660
2007 324,479 3,093,059
2008 336,170 3,183,269
2009 348,275 3,284,448
2010 360,792 3,390,965
2011 373,674 3,502,811
2012 386,818 3,619,034
2013 400,070 3,734,318
2014 413,617 3,848,514
2015 428,154 3,965,959
2016 443,308 4,086,657
2017 458,287 4,210,600
2018 473,099 4,337,685
2019 487,731 4,467,708
2020 502,118 4,600,131
2021 516,154 4,734,874
2022 524,106 4,875,637
2023 525,994 5,022,441
2024 527,799 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Maldives and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Maldives

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Mauritania
1960 6.71 6.15
1961 6.79 6.2
1962 6.89 6.24
1963 6.94 6.31
1964 7 6.37
1965 7.07 6.44
1966 7.15 6.52
1967 7.23 6.57
1968 7.28 6.6
1969 7.33 6.64
1970 7.39 6.68
1971 7.38 6.7
1972 7.37 6.71
1973 7.4 6.72
1974 7.38 6.73
1975 7.32 6.71
1976 7.29 6.73
1977 7.27 6.74
1978 7.23 6.73
1979 7.23 6.7
1980 7.23 6.67
1981 7.19 6.64
1982 7.15 6.59
1983 7.09 6.54
1984 7.03 6.48
1985 6.94 6.42
1986 6.85 6.34
1987 6.73 6.27
1988 6.58 6.21
1989 6.39 6.2
1990 6.13 6.18
1991 5.8 6.16
1992 5.44 6.13
1993 5.06 6.09
1994 4.69 6.06
1995 4.29 5.96
1996 3.86 5.86
1997 3.48 5.74
1998 3.17 5.62
1999 2.9 5.52
2000 2.69 5.46
2001 2.53 5.41
2002 2.42 5.37
2003 2.34 5.36
2004 2.26 5.37
2005 2.2 5.38
2006 2.2 5.4
2007 2.29 5.43
2008 2.37 5.44
2009 2.39 5.41
2010 2.35 5.38
2011 2.31 5.38
2012 2.25 5.35
2013 2.17 5.32
2014 2.09 5.26
2015 2 5.21
2016 1.9 5.16
2017 1.8 5.11
2018 1.71 5.04
2019 1.64 4.98
2020 1.61 4.91
2021 1.6 4.85
2022 1.58 4.77
2023 1.58 4.7

Maldives and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Maldives Mauritania
1960 20.6 18.8
1961 20.6 18.8
1962 20.6 18.8
1963 20.6 18.8
1964 20.5 18.8
1965 19.9 18.7
1966 18.9 18.6
1967 18.2 18.5
1968 17.8 18.4
1969 17.6 18.3
1970 17.4 18.1
1971 17.3 17.9
1972 17.2 17.7
1973 17.2 17.6
1974 17.2 17.4
1975 17.1 17.3
1976 17 17.2
1977 17 17.1
1978 17 17.1
1979 16.9 17
1980 16.8 17
1981 16.8 17
1982 16.9 17
1983 16.9 17
1984 17 17
1985 17 17
1986 16.9 17
1987 16.7 17.1
1988 16.6 17.1
1989 16.5 17.1
1990 16.4 17.1
1991 16.4 17.2
1992 16.4 17.3
1993 16.5 17.6
1994 16.7 17.6
1995 16.9 17.6
1996 17.3 17.5
1997 17.6 17.5
1998 18 17.5
1999 18.4 17.6
2000 18.9 17.7
2001 19.3 17.7
2002 19.8 17.7
2003 20.3 17.7
2004 20.9 17.7
2005 21.5 17.7
2006 22.1 17.6
2007 22.7 17.6
2008 23.2 17.7
2009 23.8 17.8
2010 24.4 17.8
2011 25.1 17.9
2012 25.8 17.8
2013 26.5 17.8
2014 27.1 17.8
2015 27.6 17.8
2016 28 17.8
2017 28.5 17.8
2018 29 17.8
2019 29.5 17.9
2020 30.1 17.9
2021 30.7 18
2022 31.4 18.1
2023 32.1 18.2
2024 32.9 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
0.23%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
27.3%
2024

Energy

Maldives Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
19.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Maldives Mauritania
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
67%
2021
English speaking
70%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Maldives Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Mauritania
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
7,614 mi
2018

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