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Mauritania vs Montenegro statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 624K in Montenegro (ranked 166/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 5,193 sq mi for Montenegro (ranked 28th vs. 156th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Montenegro
Population
5432542
618209
Population rank 123/197 166/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$8.07B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 156/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$12,935
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 78/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$33,380
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$5.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$8,103
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 65/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$12,008
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
5,193 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.74
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
40.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
77.4 years
2025

Mauritania and Montenegro: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Montenegro economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Montenegro
Year GDP
Mauritania Montenegro
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 -
1991 $2,133,692,697 -
1992 $2,164,298,425 -
1993 $1,847,353,211 -
1994 $1,944,876,755 -
1995 $2,091,726,101 -
1996 $2,132,087,009 -
1997 $2,071,996,564 $838,288,806
1998 $2,032,347,665 $854,261,161
1999 $1,985,922,776 $828,950,327
2000 $1,779,520,886 $984,293,044
2001 $1,746,063,558 $1,159,869,246
2002 $1,777,057,481 $1,284,685,051
2003 $2,051,147,607 $1,707,710,053
2004 $2,362,501,023 $2,073,234,418
2005 $2,936,019,526 $2,257,174,481
2006 $3,919,577,286 $2,721,903,149
2007 $4,346,212,355 $3,680,711,744
2008 $5,206,437,194 $4,545,674,528
2009 $4,714,595,548 $4,159,330,370
2010 $5,628,878,798 $4,142,983,843
2011 $6,764,627,746 $4,544,428,421
2012 $6,728,208,836 $4,087,526,242
2013 $7,223,071,097 $4,465,772,400
2014 $6,592,537,782 $4,593,853,291
2015 $6,166,863,897 $4,054,730,078
2016 $6,398,747,592 $4,376,930,578
2017 $6,800,135,898 $4,856,599,481
2018 $7,473,550,557 $5,506,942,238
2019 $7,894,764,886 $5,542,054,181
2020 $8,260,752,385 $4,769,996,866
2021 $9,222,536,364 $5,861,427,505
2022 $9,557,966,698 $6,229,801,581
2023 $10,651,709,314 $7,530,593,375
2024 $10,766,731,874 $8,069,536,126

Mauritania and Montenegro economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Montenegro
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Montenegro
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 -
1991 $1,062 -
1992 $1,036 -
1993 $850 -
1994 $865 -
1995 $905 -
1996 $904 -
1997 $859 $1,375
1998 $821 $1,406
1999 $781 $1,368
2000 $681 $1,627
2001 $652 $1,910
2002 $649 $2,107
2003 $732 $2,789
2004 $824 $3,380
2005 $999 $3,675
2006 $1,301 $4,426
2007 $1,405 $5,976
2008 $1,636 $7,368
2009 $1,435 $6,727
2010 $1,660 $6,688
2011 $1,931 $7,326
2012 $1,859 $6,578
2013 $1,934 $7,173
2014 $1,713 $7,365
2015 $1,555 $6,491
2016 $1,566 $6,999
2017 $1,615 $7,758
2018 $1,723 $8,791
2019 $1,767 $8,842
2020 $1,796 $7,613
2021 $1,948 $9,377
2022 $1,960 $9,990
2023 $2,121 $12,077
2024 $2,083 $12,935

Mauritania vs. Montenegro life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Montenegro
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Montenegro
1950 38.4 58
1951 38.8 58.5
1952 39.2 59.1
1953 39.6 59.7
1954 40.1 60.8
1955 40.6 60.9
1956 41.1 62
1957 41.7 63
1958 42.3 63.8
1959 42.9 64.7
1960 43.6 65.7
1961 44.3 66.1
1962 45 66.4
1963 45.8 66.8
1964 46.6 67.4
1965 47.4 68.1
1966 48.1 68.6
1967 48.9 69.3
1968 49.5 69.8
1969 50.1 70.2
1970 50.5 70.4
1971 50.8 70.8
1972 51 71.2
1973 51.2 71.6
1974 51.4 71.6
1975 51.6 71.9
1976 51.8 72.1
1977 52 71.8
1978 52.3 71.9
1979 52.8 71.5
1980 53.2 72.2
1981 53.7 72.1
1982 54.2 72.3
1983 54.6 72.3
1984 55.2 72.3
1985 55.8 72.4
1986 56.3 72.8
1987 57 73.2
1988 57.5 73.4
1989 57.7 73.8
1990 58.1 73.9
1991 58.3 74
1992 58.6 73.8
1993 58.7 73.9
1994 58.8 73.8
1995 58.9 73.7
1996 58.9 73.6
1997 59.4 73.5
1998 59.9 73.4
1999 60.4 73.3
2000 61 73.6
2001 61.7 73.7
2002 62.2 74.1
2003 62.8 74.2
2004 63.4 74.4
2005 63.9 74.4
2006 64.5 74.7
2007 64.9 74.7
2008 65.2 75
2009 65.5 75.4
2010 65.7 75.7
2011 65.8 76
2012 65.8 76.2
2013 65.9 76.4
2014 66.2 76.5
2015 66.5 76.6
2016 66.8 76.6
2017 67.1 76.6
2018 67.4 76.9
2019 67.6 76.6
2020 66.8 75.9
2021 66.8 73.8
2022 68.3 75.9
2023 68.5 77.1
2024 68.7 77.3
2025 68.9 77.4

Mauritania and Montenegro population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Montenegro
Year Population
Mauritania Montenegro
1960 824,298 480,579
1961 846,167 491,140
1962 869,184 502,558
1963 893,423 513,409
1964 918,955 521,753
1965 945,838 526,327
1966 974,157 526,419
1967 1,003,843 522,796
1968 1,034,739 517,481
1969 1,066,754 513,340
1970 1,099,806 512,407
1971 1,133,702 515,449
1972 1,168,355 521,785
1973 1,203,838 530,220
1974 1,240,188 538,902
1975 1,277,330 546,487
1976 1,315,336 552,562
1977 1,353,768 557,576
1978 1,392,713 562,065
1979 1,432,758 566,888
1980 1,474,043 572,608
1981 1,516,877 579,445
1982 1,561,176 587,001
1983 1,606,746 594,506
1984 1,653,693 600,884
1985 1,702,107 605,398
1986 1,751,835 607,711
1987 1,803,014 608,144
1988 1,855,859 607,413
1989 1,903,048 606,571
1990 1,951,878 606,372
1991 2,009,738 607,105
1992 2,088,135 608,516
1993 2,174,328 610,170
1994 2,249,454 611,389
1995 2,312,017 611,712
1996 2,358,188 611,003
1997 2,411,306 609,520
1998 2,474,651 607,662
1999 2,541,698 606,001
2000 2,613,441 604,950
2001 2,678,760 607,389
2002 2,738,655 609,828
2003 2,802,046 612,267
2004 2,868,664 613,353
2005 2,939,059 614,261
2006 3,013,660 615,025
2007 3,093,059 615,875
2008 3,183,269 616,969
2009 3,284,448 618,294
2010 3,390,965 619,428
2011 3,502,811 620,345
2012 3,619,034 621,418
2013 3,734,318 622,587
2014 3,848,514 623,744
2015 3,965,959 624,651
2016 4,086,657 625,353
2017 4,210,600 625,982
2018 4,337,685 626,438
2019 4,467,708 626,753
2020 4,600,131 626,590
2021 4,734,874 625,053
2022 4,875,637 623,591
2023 5,022,441 623,529
2024 5,169,395 623,831

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Montenegro

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Montenegro
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Montenegro
1960 6.15 3.53
1961 6.2 3.49
1962 6.24 3.44
1963 6.31 3.38
1964 6.37 3.28
1965 6.44 3.19
1966 6.52 3.09
1967 6.57 2.91
1968 6.6 2.8
1969 6.64 2.79
1970 6.68 2.69
1971 6.7 2.67
1972 6.71 2.61
1973 6.72 2.51
1974 6.73 2.43
1975 6.71 2.38
1976 6.73 2.35
1977 6.74 2.31
1978 6.73 2.25
1979 6.7 2.2
1980 6.67 2.22
1981 6.64 2.19
1982 6.59 2.19
1983 6.54 2.17
1984 6.48 2.14
1985 6.42 2.13
1986 6.34 2.09
1987 6.27 2.07
1988 6.21 2.01
1989 6.2 1.94
1990 6.18 1.95
1991 6.16 2.02
1992 6.13 2.01
1993 6.09 1.96
1994 6.06 1.94
1995 5.96 1.96
1996 5.86 1.92
1997 5.74 1.89
1998 5.62 1.89
1999 5.52 1.88
2000 5.46 1.9
2001 5.41 1.86
2002 5.37 1.81
2003 5.36 1.8
2004 5.37 1.73
2005 5.38 1.69
2006 5.4 1.73
2007 5.43 1.8
2008 5.44 1.89
2009 5.41 1.98
2010 5.38 1.7
2011 5.38 1.65
2012 5.35 1.72
2013 5.32 1.73
2014 5.26 1.75
2015 5.21 1.7
2016 5.16 1.8
2017 5.11 1.8
2018 5.04 1.8
2019 4.98 1.8
2020 4.91 1.75
2021 4.85 1.75
2022 4.77 1.8
2023 4.7 1.74

Mauritania and Montenegro demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Montenegro
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Montenegro
1960 18.8 22.7
1961 18.8 22.8
1962 18.8 22.9
1963 18.8 23.1
1964 18.8 23.2
1965 18.7 23.4
1966 18.6 23.5
1967 18.5 23.6
1968 18.4 23.7
1969 18.3 23.8
1970 18.1 23.9
1971 17.9 23.9
1972 17.7 24.1
1973 17.6 24.4
1974 17.4 24.7
1975 17.3 25
1976 17.2 25.3
1977 17.1 25.7
1978 17.1 26
1979 17 26.3
1980 17 26.5
1981 17 26.8
1982 17 27.2
1983 17 27.5
1984 17 27.9
1985 17 28.2
1986 17 28.6
1987 17.1 28.9
1988 17.1 29.2
1989 17.1 29.5
1990 17.1 29.7
1991 17.2 30.1
1992 17.3 30.4
1993 17.6 30.8
1994 17.6 31.2
1995 17.6 31.6
1996 17.5 31.9
1997 17.5 32.3
1998 17.5 32.7
1999 17.6 33
2000 17.7 33.3
2001 17.7 33.6
2002 17.7 33.9
2003 17.7 34.2
2004 17.7 34.4
2005 17.7 34.7
2006 17.6 35
2007 17.6 35.4
2008 17.7 35.7
2009 17.8 36
2010 17.8 36.3
2011 17.9 36.6
2012 17.8 36.9
2013 17.8 37.1
2014 17.8 37.5
2015 17.8 37.8
2016 17.8 38.2
2017 17.8 38.6
2018 17.8 39
2019 17.9 39.4
2020 17.9 39.7
2021 18 39.9
2022 18.1 40.1
2023 18.2 40.3
2024 18.4 40.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Montenegro
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$7.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
44%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
13.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
62.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
11.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
63.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
24.7%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2012
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.79B
2012
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$1.74B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
351,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
14.4%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
75.4%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Montenegro
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,722 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$17.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
72.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
39.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
20.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
24.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,564 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
61.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
53.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Montenegro
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-1,686
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
6.01 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
64.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.79
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
7.6
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
26%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
88.9%
2024

Health

Mauritania Montenegro
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$1,107
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$407
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
77.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
2.75
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
26.3 years
2010
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
18.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
10.7%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
32%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2019

Territory

Mauritania Montenegro
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.009%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
8,324 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
1,017 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
3,193 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
4,823 mi
2010

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