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Mauritania vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 28th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Moldova
Population
5432542
2358679
Population rank 123/197 145/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Mauritania and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Moldova
Year GDP
Mauritania Moldova
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 $309,405,316 -
1971 $335,568,907 -
1972 $391,669,449 -
1973 $493,237,876 -
1974 $613,010,553 -
1975 $703,377,837 -
1976 $775,045,517 -
1977 $799,030,017 -
1978 $804,629,877 -
1979 $951,900,945 -
1980 $1,047,925,106 -
1981 $1,105,494,682 -
1982 $1,108,776,653 -
1983 $1,165,171,263 -
1984 $1,074,373,230 -
1985 $1,009,723,326 -
1986 $1,186,628,778 -
1987 $1,344,664,725 -
1988 $1,414,951,290 -
1989 $1,450,647,019 -
1990 $1,506,914,408 $3,592,857,043
1991 $2,133,692,697 $3,094,565,871
1992 $2,164,298,425 $2,319,243,436
1993 $1,847,353,211 $2,371,813,324
1994 $1,944,876,755 $1,702,314,268
1995 $2,091,726,101 $1,752,999,370
1996 $2,132,087,009 $1,695,122,174
1997 $2,071,996,564 $1,930,081,169
1998 $2,032,347,665 $1,698,717,505
1999 $1,985,922,776 $1,170,782,957
2000 $1,779,520,886 $1,288,429,392
2001 $1,746,063,558 $1,480,673,594
2002 $1,777,057,481 $1,661,818,168
2003 $2,051,147,607 $1,980,907,435
2004 $2,362,501,023 $2,598,249,556
2005 $2,936,019,526 $2,988,342,907
2006 $3,919,577,286 $3,408,255,451
2007 $4,346,212,355 $4,401,173,152
2008 $5,206,437,194 $6,054,824,248
2009 $4,714,595,548 $5,439,434,272
2010 $5,628,878,798 $6,974,982,370
2011 $6,764,627,746 $8,414,352,020
2012 $6,728,208,836 $8,709,138,635
2013 $7,223,071,097 $9,496,717,876
2014 $6,592,537,782 $9,402,090,138
2015 $6,166,863,897 $7,797,667,197
2016 $6,398,747,592 $7,980,917,076
2017 $6,800,135,898 $9,514,404,016
2018 $7,473,550,557 $11,252,353,421
2019 $7,894,764,886 $11,736,797,055
2020 $8,260,752,385 $11,530,746,234
2021 $9,222,536,364 $13,691,869,264
2022 $9,557,966,698 $14,525,337,524
2023 $10,651,709,314 $16,711,906,746
2024 $10,766,731,874 $18,200,340,854

Mauritania and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Moldova
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 $281.3 -
1971 $296 -
1972 $335 -
1973 $410 -
1974 $494 -
1975 $551 -
1976 $589 -
1977 $590 -
1978 $578 -
1979 $664 -
1980 $711 -
1981 $729 -
1982 $710 -
1983 $725 -
1984 $650 -
1985 $593 -
1986 $677 -
1987 $746 -
1988 $762 -
1989 $762 -
1990 $772 $1,207
1991 $1,062 $1,038
1992 $1,036 $778
1993 $850 $797
1994 $865 $574
1995 $905 $594
1996 $904 $575
1997 $859 $657
1998 $821 $579
1999 $781 $399
2000 $681 $441
2001 $652 $507
2002 $649 $571
2003 $732 $682
2004 $824 $897
2005 $999 $1,034
2006 $1,301 $1,183
2007 $1,405 $1,531
2008 $1,636 $2,111
2009 $1,435 $1,898
2010 $1,660 $2,437
2011 $1,931 $2,941
2012 $1,859 $3,045
2013 $1,934 $3,321
2014 $1,713 $3,290
2015 $1,555 $2,750
2016 $1,566 $2,847
2017 $1,615 $3,453
2018 $1,723 $4,156
2019 $1,767 $4,405
2020 $1,796 $4,376
2021 $1,948 $5,275
2022 $1,960 $5,744
2023 $2,121 $6,800
2024 $2,083 $7,618

Mauritania vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Moldova
1950 38.4 54
1951 38.8 54.5
1952 39.2 55.1
1953 39.6 55.7
1954 40.1 56.3
1955 40.6 56.9
1956 41.1 57.4
1957 41.7 58
1958 42.3 58.5
1959 42.9 59
1960 43.6 59.4
1961 44.3 59.9
1962 45 60.3
1963 45.8 60.6
1964 46.6 61
1965 47.4 61.3
1966 48.1 61.6
1967 48.9 61.8
1968 49.5 62
1969 50.1 62.2
1970 50.5 62.4
1971 50.8 62.7
1972 51 62.9
1973 51.2 63.2
1974 51.4 63.4
1975 51.6 63.7
1976 51.8 64
1977 52 64.2
1978 52.3 64.5
1979 52.8 64.8
1980 53.2 65.2
1981 53.7 65.6
1982 54.2 65.9
1983 54.6 66.1
1984 55.2 66.4
1985 55.8 66.9
1986 56.3 67.4
1987 57 67.9
1988 57.5 68.2
1989 57.7 68.2
1990 58.1 67.9
1991 58.3 67.6
1992 58.6 66.7
1993 58.7 66.7
1994 58.8 66.3
1995 58.9 66.2
1996 58.9 66.2
1997 59.4 66.5
1998 59.9 66.8
1999 60.4 67.2
2000 61 67.5
2001 61.7 67.7
2002 62.2 67.8
2003 62.8 67.9
2004 63.4 68
2005 63.9 68.2
2006 64.5 68.4
2007 64.9 68.7
2008 65.2 69
2009 65.5 69.4
2010 65.7 69.9
2011 65.8 70.2
2012 65.8 70.3
2013 65.9 70.3
2014 66.2 70.2
2015 66.5 70.1
2016 66.8 70.2
2017 67.1 70.4
2018 67.4 70.2
2019 67.6 70.2
2020 66.8 69.9
2021 66.8 69
2022 68.3 71.5
2023 68.5 71.2
2024 68.7 71.3
2025 68.9 71.5

Mauritania and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Moldova
Year Population
Mauritania Moldova
1960 824,298 2,058,020
1961 846,167 2,103,327
1962 869,184 2,147,227
1963 893,423 2,188,895
1964 918,955 2,228,000
1965 945,838 2,265,287
1966 974,157 2,301,871
1967 1,003,843 2,337,695
1968 1,034,739 2,373,073
1969 1,066,754 2,408,469
1970 1,099,806 2,437,590
1971 1,133,702 2,460,611
1972 1,168,355 2,484,742
1973 1,203,838 2,510,584
1974 1,240,188 2,538,164
1975 1,277,330 2,566,998
1976 1,315,336 2,596,491
1977 1,353,768 2,626,298
1978 1,392,713 2,656,211
1979 1,432,758 2,683,035
1980 1,474,043 2,708,675
1981 1,516,877 2,735,987
1982 1,561,176 2,763,101
1983 1,606,746 2,791,207
1984 1,653,693 2,820,518
1985 1,702,107 2,850,787
1986 1,751,835 2,883,057
1987 1,803,014 2,916,306
1988 1,855,859 2,948,891
1989 1,903,048 2,970,039
1990 1,951,878 2,977,912
1991 2,009,738 2,981,566
1992 2,088,135 2,980,965
1993 2,174,328 2,975,966
1994 2,249,454 2,966,745
1995 2,312,017 2,953,200
1996 2,358,188 2,947,293
1997 2,411,306 2,936,413
1998 2,474,651 2,935,227
1999 2,541,698 2,930,622
2000 2,613,441 2,924,668
2001 2,678,760 2,918,135
2002 2,738,655 2,911,385
2003 2,802,046 2,903,198
2004 2,868,664 2,896,023
2005 2,939,059 2,888,985
2006 3,013,660 2,880,967
2007 3,093,059 2,874,299
2008 3,183,269 2,868,833
2009 3,284,448 2,865,213
2010 3,390,965 2,862,354
2011 3,502,811 2,860,699
2012 3,619,034 2,860,324
2013 3,734,318 2,859,558
2014 3,848,514 2,857,815
2015 3,965,959 2,835,978
2016 4,086,657 2,803,186
2017 4,210,600 2,755,189
2018 4,337,685 2,707,203
2019 4,467,708 2,664,224
2020 4,600,131 2,635,130
2021 4,734,874 2,595,809
2022 4,875,637 2,528,654
2023 5,022,441 2,457,783
2024 5,169,395 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Moldova

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Moldova
1960 6.15 3.32
1961 6.2 3.23
1962 6.24 3.04
1963 6.31 2.89
1964 6.37 2.71
1965 6.44 2.69
1966 6.52 2.65
1967 6.57 2.62
1968 6.6 2.59
1969 6.64 2.57
1970 6.68 2.57
1971 6.7 2.56
1972 6.71 2.56
1973 6.72 2.57
1974 6.73 2.56
1975 6.71 2.52
1976 6.73 2.47
1977 6.74 2.42
1978 6.73 2.39
1979 6.7 2.38
1980 6.67 2.38
1981 6.64 2.4
1982 6.59 2.45
1983 6.54 2.58
1984 6.48 2.67
1985 6.42 2.67
1986 6.34 2.74
1987 6.27 2.78
1988 6.21 2.63
1989 6.2 2.46
1990 6.18 2.39
1991 6.16 2.28
1992 6.13 2.22
1993 6.09 2.11
1994 6.06 1.99
1995 5.96 1.83
1996 5.86 1.71
1997 5.74 1.79
1998 5.62 1.65
1999 5.52 1.56
2000 5.46 1.5
2001 5.41 1.47
2002 5.37 1.45
2003 5.36 1.48
2004 5.37 1.54
2005 5.38 1.53
2006 5.4 1.54
2007 5.43 1.58
2008 5.44 1.64
2009 5.41 1.72
2010 5.38 1.7
2011 5.38 1.65
2012 5.35 1.66
2013 5.32 1.62
2014 5.26 1.82
2015 5.21 1.87
2016 5.16 1.89
2017 5.11 1.81
2018 5.04 1.81
2019 4.98 1.78
2020 4.91 1.77
2021 4.85 1.75
2022 4.77 1.69
2023 4.7 1.73

Mauritania and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Moldova
1960 18.8 24.6
1961 18.8 24.7
1962 18.8 24.9
1963 18.8 25.1
1964 18.8 25.4
1965 18.7 25.7
1966 18.6 25.9
1967 18.5 26.1
1968 18.4 26.3
1969 18.3 26.4
1970 18.1 26.4
1971 17.9 26.3
1972 17.7 26.3
1973 17.6 26.3
1974 17.4 26.5
1975 17.3 26.7
1976 17.2 26.9
1977 17.1 27.2
1978 17.1 27.5
1979 17 27.6
1980 17 27.6
1981 17 27.9
1982 17 28.1
1983 17 28.3
1984 17 28.5
1985 17 28.7
1986 17 28.9
1987 17.1 29.1
1988 17.1 29.3
1989 17.1 29.5
1990 17.1 29.8
1991 17.2 30.2
1992 17.3 30.4
1993 17.6 30.6
1994 17.6 30.8
1995 17.6 31
1996 17.5 31.2
1997 17.5 31.3
1998 17.5 31.5
1999 17.6 31.8
2000 17.7 32
2001 17.7 32.2
2002 17.7 32.4
2003 17.7 32.6
2004 17.7 32.8
2005 17.7 33
2006 17.6 33.3
2007 17.6 33.6
2008 17.7 33.9
2009 17.8 34.3
2010 17.8 34.6
2011 17.9 34.9
2012 17.8 35.1
2013 17.8 35.4
2014 17.8 35.7
2015 17.8 36.1
2016 17.8 36.5
2017 17.8 36.8
2018 17.8 37.2
2019 17.9 37.6
2020 17.9 38
2021 18 38.3
2022 18.1 38.6
2023 18.2 38.8
2024 18.4 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Moldova
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99.6%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Mauritania Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Moldova
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
5,811 mi
2012

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