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Marshall Islands vs Mauritania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 191st vs. 28th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Mauritania
Population
36281
5432542
Population rank 192/197 123/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$10.8B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 152/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$2,083
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 157/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$7,271
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$4.84B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
45.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$936
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 144/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$2,194
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
397,955 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
13 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
4.7
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
68.9 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Mauritania economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Mauritania
Year GDP
Marshall Islands 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 $8,408,486 $309,405,316
1971 $9,116,810 $335,568,907
1972 $9,973,652 $391,669,449
1973 $11,607,366 $493,237,876
1974 $15,217,532 $613,010,553
1975 $16,691,301 $703,377,837
1976 $18,153,647 $775,045,517
1977 $20,210,069 $799,030,017
1978 $22,209,370 $804,629,877
1979 $25,545,346 $951,900,945
1980 $26,710,653 $1,047,925,106
1981 $31,020,000 $1,105,494,682
1982 $34,918,000 $1,108,776,653
1983 $41,749,000 $1,165,171,263
1984 $45,144,000 $1,074,373,230
1985 $43,879,000 $1,009,723,326
1986 $55,989,000 $1,186,628,778
1987 $62,983,000 $1,344,664,725
1988 $70,688,000 $1,414,951,290
1989 $72,798,000 $1,450,647,019
1990 $78,476,000 $1,506,914,408
1991 $82,507,000 $2,133,692,697
1992 $91,063,000 $2,164,298,425
1993 $99,461,000 $1,847,353,211
1994 $108,071,000 $1,944,876,755
1995 $120,230,000 $2,091,726,101
1996 $110,858,000 $2,132,087,009
1997 $109,884,700 $2,071,996,564
1998 $112,070,100 $2,032,347,665
1999 $113,352,100 $1,985,922,776
2000 $114,838,500 $1,779,520,886
2001 $122,406,100 $1,746,063,558
2002 $131,960,000 $1,777,057,481
2003 $131,128,500 $2,051,147,607
2004 $132,900,000 $2,362,501,023
2005 $138,000,000 $2,936,019,526
2006 $143,200,000 $3,919,577,286
2007 $150,500,000 $4,346,212,355
2008 $146,600,000 $5,206,437,194
2009 $151,200,000 $4,714,595,548
2010 $161,100,000 $5,628,878,798
2011 $172,300,000 $6,764,627,746
2012 $180,700,000 $6,728,208,836
2013 $186,400,000 $7,223,071,097
2014 $186,000,000 $6,592,537,782
2015 $183,700,000 $6,166,863,897
2016 $201,800,000 $6,398,747,592
2017 $213,700,000 $6,800,135,898
2018 $220,000,000 $7,473,550,557
2019 $232,900,000 $7,894,764,886
2020 $241,800,000 $8,260,752,385
2021 $258,900,000 $9,222,536,364
2022 $253,400,000 $9,557,966,698
2023 $259,300,000 $10,651,709,314
2024 $280,357,844 $10,766,731,874

Marshall Islands and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Mauritania
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands 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 $373 $281.3
1971 $390 $296
1972 $416 $335
1973 $472 $410
1974 $602 $494
1975 $638 $551
1976 $672 $589
1977 $724 $590
1978 $771 $578
1979 $859 $664
1980 $868 $711
1981 $969 $729
1982 $1,046 $710
1983 $1,199 $725
1984 $1,245 $650
1985 $1,162 $593
1986 $1,425 $677
1987 $1,543 $746
1988 $1,670 $762
1989 $1,670 $762
1990 $1,758 $772
1991 $1,811 $1,062
1992 $1,963 $1,036
1993 $2,112 $850
1994 $2,265 $865
1995 $2,491 $905
1996 $2,273 $904
1997 $2,231 $859
1998 $2,254 $821
1999 $2,258 $781
2000 $2,265 $681
2001 $2,394 $652
2002 $2,566 $649
2003 $2,539 $732
2004 $2,566 $824
2005 $2,659 $999
2006 $2,754 $1,301
2007 $2,892 $1,405
2008 $2,818 $1,636
2009 $2,907 $1,435
2010 $3,095 $1,660
2011 $3,319 $1,931
2012 $3,514 $1,859
2013 $3,678 $1,934
2014 $3,735 $1,713
2015 $3,764 $1,555
2016 $4,230 $1,566
2017 $4,593 $1,615
2018 $4,858 $1,723
2019 $5,292 $1,767
2020 $5,662 $1,796
2021 $6,259 $1,948
2022 $6,323 $1,960
2023 $6,678 $2,121
2024 $7,467 $2,083

Marshall Islands vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Mauritania
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Mauritania
1950 52.6 38.4
1951 52.7 38.8
1952 52.7 39.2
1953 52.8 39.6
1954 52.9 40.1
1955 53 40.6
1956 53.2 41.1
1957 53.4 41.7
1958 53.6 42.3
1959 54 42.9
1960 54.4 43.6
1961 54.7 44.3
1962 55.2 45
1963 55.7 45.8
1964 56.3 46.6
1965 56.8 47.4
1966 57.3 48.1
1967 57.8 48.9
1968 58.2 49.5
1969 58.5 50.1
1970 58.8 50.5
1971 59.1 50.8
1972 59.5 51
1973 59.8 51.2
1974 60.1 51.4
1975 60.3 51.6
1976 60.4 51.8
1977 60.6 52
1978 60.7 52.3
1979 60.8 52.8
1980 61 53.2
1981 61.1 53.7
1982 61.3 54.2
1983 61.5 54.6
1984 61.6 55.2
1985 61.7 55.8
1986 61.8 56.3
1987 61.8 57
1988 61.8 57.5
1989 61.7 57.7
1990 61.8 58.1
1991 61.8 58.3
1992 61.9 58.6
1993 62.1 58.7
1994 62.3 58.8
1995 62.5 58.9
1996 62.8 58.9
1997 63 59.4
1998 63.2 59.9
1999 63.4 60.4
2000 63.3 61
2001 63.7 61.7
2002 63.8 62.2
2003 64 62.8
2004 64 63.4
2005 64.1 63.9
2006 64.2 64.5
2007 64.3 64.9
2008 64.3 65.2
2009 64.4 65.5
2010 64.5 65.7
2011 64.6 65.8
2012 64.8 65.8
2013 65 65.9
2014 65.1 66.2
2015 65.3 66.5
2016 65.5 66.8
2017 65.7 67.1
2018 65.9 67.4
2019 66 67.6
2020 65.4 66.8
2021 65.4 66.8
2022 66.7 68.3
2023 66.9 68.5
2024 67.1 68.7
2025 67.2 68.9

Marshall Islands and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Mauritania
Year Population
Marshall Islands Mauritania
1960 14,703 824,298
1961 15,219 846,167
1962 15,755 869,184
1963 16,302 893,423
1964 16,852 918,955
1965 17,402 945,838
1966 17,927 974,157
1967 18,655 1,003,843
1968 19,862 1,034,739
1969 21,305 1,066,754
1970 22,530 1,099,806
1971 23,366 1,133,702
1972 23,992 1,168,355
1973 24,581 1,203,838
1974 25,296 1,240,188
1975 26,154 1,277,330
1976 27,021 1,315,336
1977 27,906 1,353,768
1978 28,809 1,392,713
1979 29,738 1,432,758
1980 30,774 1,474,043
1981 32,017 1,516,877
1982 33,397 1,561,176
1983 34,811 1,606,746
1984 36,264 1,653,693
1985 37,761 1,702,107
1986 39,286 1,751,835
1987 40,828 1,803,014
1988 42,321 1,855,859
1989 43,586 1,903,048
1990 44,629 1,951,878
1991 45,568 2,009,738
1992 46,388 2,088,135
1993 47,093 2,174,328
1994 47,712 2,249,454
1995 48,266 2,312,017
1996 48,775 2,358,188
1997 49,259 2,411,306
1998 49,717 2,474,651
1999 50,202 2,541,698
2000 50,706 2,613,441
2001 51,123 2,678,760
2002 51,425 2,738,655
2003 51,639 2,802,046
2004 51,791 2,868,664
2005 51,906 2,939,059
2006 51,992 3,013,660
2007 52,035 3,093,059
2008 52,030 3,183,269
2009 52,019 3,284,448
2010 52,044 3,390,965
2011 51,907 3,502,811
2012 51,419 3,619,034
2013 50,681 3,734,318
2014 49,796 3,848,514
2015 48,800 3,965,959
2016 47,709 4,086,657
2017 46,529 4,210,600
2018 45,285 4,337,685
2019 44,007 4,467,708
2020 42,706 4,600,131
2021 41,367 4,734,874
2022 40,077 4,875,637
2023 38,827 5,022,441
2024 37,548 5,169,395

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Mauritania

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Mauritania
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Mauritania
1960 8.08 6.15
1961 8.12 6.2
1962 8.12 6.24
1963 8.12 6.31
1964 8.14 6.37
1965 8.16 6.44
1966 8.2 6.52
1967 8.17 6.57
1968 8.14 6.6
1969 8.11 6.64
1970 8.07 6.68
1971 8.04 6.7
1972 8 6.71
1973 7.95 6.72
1974 7.9 6.73
1975 7.83 6.71
1976 7.76 6.73
1977 7.67 6.74
1978 7.58 6.73
1979 7.47 6.7
1980 7.37 6.67
1981 7.27 6.64
1982 7.18 6.59
1983 7.08 6.54
1984 6.99 6.48
1985 6.87 6.42
1986 6.73 6.34
1987 6.57 6.27
1988 6.38 6.21
1989 6.18 6.2
1990 5.97 6.18
1991 5.76 6.16
1992 5.55 6.13
1993 5.38 6.09
1994 5.23 6.06
1995 5.09 5.96
1996 5.02 5.86
1997 4.96 5.74
1998 4.87 5.62
1999 4.78 5.52
2000 4.7 5.46
2001 4.58 5.41
2002 4.49 5.37
2003 4.42 5.36
2004 4.34 5.37
2005 4.28 5.38
2006 4.2 5.4
2007 4.09 5.43
2008 3.97 5.44
2009 3.83 5.41
2010 3.67 5.38
2011 3.53 5.38
2012 3.38 5.35
2013 3.25 5.32
2014 3.18 5.26
2015 3.13 5.21
2016 3.09 5.16
2017 3.06 5.11
2018 3.04 5.04
2019 3.01 4.98
2020 2.99 4.91
2021 2.96 4.85
2022 2.94 4.77
2023 2.92 4.7

Marshall Islands and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Mauritania
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Mauritania
1960 17.4 18.8
1961 17 18.8
1962 16.7 18.8
1963 16.4 18.8
1964 16.3 18.8
1965 16.3 18.7
1966 16.4 18.6
1967 16.6 18.5
1968 16.9 18.4
1969 17.2 18.3
1970 17.4 18.1
1971 17.1 17.9
1972 16.6 17.7
1973 16.2 17.6
1974 16 17.4
1975 15.9 17.3
1976 15.7 17.2
1977 15.5 17.1
1978 15.3 17.1
1979 15.1 17
1980 15 17
1981 14.9 17
1982 14.9 17
1983 14.9 17
1984 14.8 17
1985 14.8 17
1986 14.7 17
1987 14.7 17.1
1988 14.7 17.1
1989 14.8 17.1
1990 14.9 17.1
1991 15.2 17.2
1992 15.4 17.3
1993 15.8 17.6
1994 16.1 17.6
1995 16.5 17.6
1996 16.9 17.5
1997 17.2 17.5
1998 17.6 17.5
1999 17.9 17.6
2000 18.2 17.7
2001 18.5 17.7
2002 18.8 17.7
2003 19.1 17.7
2004 19.4 17.7
2005 19.7 17.7
2006 19.9 17.6
2007 20.2 17.6
2008 20.4 17.7
2009 20.5 17.8
2010 20.6 17.8
2011 20.6 17.9
2012 20.8 17.8
2013 21 17.8
2014 21.3 17.8
2015 21.6 17.8
2016 21.9 17.8
2017 22.2 17.8
2018 22.4 17.8
2019 22.6 17.9
2020 22.6 17.9
2021 22.5 18
2022 22.2 18.1
2023 21.9 18.2
2024 21.8 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Mauritania
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$10.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
25.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
4.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
21,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-1.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
10.4%
2019
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
43.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
30.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58
2025
54.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
24.6%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
3.1%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.04B
2021
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$94.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
30,000
2000
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
0.23%
2020
Banked people share n/a
27.3%
2024

Energy

Marshall Islands Mauritania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
4.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
19.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
19.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Mauritania
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-2,185
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
58.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
29.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
30
2024
Higher education index n/a
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
1.02
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
25.6
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
67%
2021
English speaking
98.3%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
37.4%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Mauritania
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$36.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
68.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
17.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.24
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
21.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
381
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
37.8
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
23%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
5.2%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Mauritania
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.69%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
76,983 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
153,321 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
1,145 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
7,614 mi
2018

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