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Mauritania vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 28th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Nauru
Population
5432542
12088
Population rank 123/197 195/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 152/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Mauritania and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Nauru
Year GDP
Mauritania Nauru
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 $17,570,366
1971 $335,568,907 $19,009,433
1972 $391,669,449 $21,734,269
1973 $493,237,876 $26,529,817
1974 $613,010,553 $35,994,511
1975 $703,377,837 $40,106,776
1976 $775,045,517 $40,287,427
1977 $799,030,017 $40,444,702
1978 $804,629,877 $41,754,147
1979 $951,900,945 $44,431,330
1980 $1,047,925,106 $46,947,124
1981 $1,105,494,682 $51,689,637
1982 $1,108,776,653 $52,877,742
1983 $1,165,171,263 $48,439,093
1984 $1,074,373,230 $47,363,231
1985 $1,009,723,326 $41,548,741
1986 $1,186,628,778 $39,939,391
1987 $1,344,664,725 $40,118,410
1988 $1,414,951,290 $45,931,134
1989 $1,450,647,019 $53,736,786
1990 $1,506,914,408 $55,572,376
1991 $2,133,692,697 $52,533,789
1992 $2,164,298,425 $51,133,123
1993 $1,847,353,211 $43,542,088
1994 $1,944,876,755 $39,742,511
1995 $2,091,726,101 $39,969,706
1996 $2,132,087,009 $37,458,801
1997 $2,071,996,564 $37,331,507
1998 $2,032,347,665 $29,664,451
1999 $1,985,922,776 $27,328,613
2000 $1,779,520,886 $26,930,980
2001 $1,746,063,558 $22,613,288
2002 $1,777,057,481 $21,017,424
2003 $2,051,147,607 $24,778,160
2004 $2,362,501,023 $30,587,566
2005 $2,936,019,526 $30,282,840
2006 $3,919,577,286 $29,183,627
2007 $4,346,212,355 $23,068,623
2008 $5,206,437,194 $37,184,925
2009 $4,714,595,548 $44,024,970
2010 $5,628,878,798 $47,442,299
2011 $6,764,627,746 $65,444,174
2012 $6,728,208,836 $100,794,925
2013 $7,223,071,097 $94,385,015
2014 $6,592,537,782 $98,752,257
2015 $6,166,863,897 $84,383,389
2016 $6,398,747,592 $97,276,023
2017 $6,800,135,898 $108,862,279
2018 $7,473,550,557 $130,937,590
2019 $7,894,764,886 $124,871,111
2020 $8,260,752,385 $124,530,027
2021 $9,222,536,364 $175,513,985
2022 $9,557,966,698 $152,190,819
2023 $10,651,709,314 $151,455,968
2024 $10,766,731,874 $160,350,640

Mauritania and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Nauru
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 $2,619
1971 $296 $2,811
1972 $335 $3,191
1973 $410 $3,864
1974 $494 $5,199
1975 $551 $5,740
1976 $589 $5,703
1977 $590 $5,646
1978 $578 $5,721
1979 $664 $5,950
1980 $711 $6,138
1981 $729 $6,594
1982 $710 $6,577
1983 $725 $5,896
1984 $650 $5,654
1985 $593 $4,859
1986 $677 $4,569
1987 $746 $4,485
1988 $762 $5,012
1989 $762 $5,723
1990 $772 $5,776
1991 $1,062 $5,333
1992 $1,036 $5,103
1993 $850 $4,310
1994 $865 $3,921
1995 $905 $3,932
1996 $904 $3,679
1997 $859 $3,661
1998 $821 $2,909
1999 $781 $2,683
2000 $681 $2,649
2001 $652 $2,232
2002 $649 $2,085
2003 $732 $2,463
2004 $824 $3,041
2005 $999 $3,014
2006 $1,301 $2,908
2007 $1,405 $2,302
2008 $1,636 $3,715
2009 $1,435 $4,395
2010 $1,660 $4,724
2011 $1,931 $6,481
2012 $1,859 $9,817
2013 $1,934 $8,975
2014 $1,713 $9,193
2015 $1,555 $7,703
2016 $1,566 $8,724
2017 $1,615 $9,613
2018 $1,723 $11,409
2019 $1,767 $10,777
2020 $1,796 $10,696
2021 $1,948 $14,990
2022 $1,960 $12,896
2023 $2,121 $12,754
2024 $2,083 $13,422

Mauritania vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Nauru
1950 38.4 56.6
1951 38.8 56.8
1952 39.2 57
1953 39.6 57.2
1954 40.1 57.4
1955 40.6 57.5
1956 41.1 57.6
1957 41.7 57.7
1958 42.3 57.8
1959 42.9 57.9
1960 43.6 57.9
1961 44.3 58
1962 45 58
1963 45.8 58.1
1964 46.6 58.2
1965 47.4 58.3
1966 48.1 58.4
1967 48.9 58.6
1968 49.5 58.6
1969 50.1 58.4
1970 50.5 58.4
1971 50.8 58.4
1972 51 58.4
1973 51.2 58.4
1974 51.4 58.3
1975 51.6 58.3
1976 51.8 58.2
1977 52 58.1
1978 52.3 58.3
1979 52.8 58.4
1980 53.2 58.5
1981 53.7 58.6
1982 54.2 58.6
1983 54.6 58.7
1984 55.2 58.7
1985 55.8 58.6
1986 56.3 58.6
1987 57 58.6
1988 57.5 58.7
1989 57.7 58.9
1990 58.1 59.1
1991 58.3 59.3
1992 58.6 59.5
1993 58.7 59.8
1994 58.8 60
1995 58.9 60.1
1996 58.9 60.1
1997 59.4 60
1998 59.9 59.9
1999 60.4 59.7
2000 61 59.6
2001 61.7 59.5
2002 62.2 59.4
2003 62.8 59.4
2004 63.4 59.3
2005 63.9 59.4
2006 64.5 59.4
2007 64.9 59.5
2008 65.2 59.7
2009 65.5 59.9
2010 65.7 60.1
2011 65.8 60.3
2012 65.8 60.5
2013 65.9 60.7
2014 66.2 60.8
2015 66.5 60.9
2016 66.8 61
2017 67.1 61.1
2018 67.4 61.2
2019 67.6 61.4
2020 66.8 61.5
2021 66.8 61.3
2022 68.3 61.9
2023 68.5 62.1
2024 68.7 62.3
2025 68.9 62.4

Mauritania and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Nauru
Year Population
Mauritania Nauru
1960 824,298 4,607
1961 846,167 4,774
1962 869,184 4,979
1963 893,423 5,226
1964 918,955 5,515
1965 945,838 5,832
1966 974,157 6,043
1967 1,003,843 6,135
1968 1,034,739 6,328
1969 1,066,754 6,581
1970 1,099,806 6,710
1971 1,133,702 6,762
1972 1,168,355 6,812
1973 1,203,838 6,866
1974 1,240,188 6,923
1975 1,277,330 6,987
1976 1,315,336 7,064
1977 1,353,768 7,163
1978 1,392,713 7,298
1979 1,432,758 7,468
1980 1,474,043 7,649
1981 1,516,877 7,839
1982 1,561,176 8,040
1983 1,606,746 8,216
1984 1,653,693 8,377
1985 1,702,107 8,551
1986 1,751,835 8,742
1987 1,803,014 8,946
1988 1,855,859 9,165
1989 1,903,048 9,390
1990 1,951,878 9,622
1991 2,009,738 9,850
1992 2,088,135 10,021
1993 2,174,328 10,102
1994 2,249,454 10,137
1995 2,312,017 10,165
1996 2,358,188 10,183
1997 2,411,306 10,197
1998 2,474,651 10,198
1999 2,541,698 10,187
2000 2,613,441 10,168
2001 2,678,760 10,130
2002 2,738,655 10,082
2003 2,802,046 10,059
2004 2,868,664 10,060
2005 2,939,059 10,049
2006 3,013,660 10,034
2007 3,093,059 10,020
2008 3,183,269 10,009
2009 3,284,448 10,016
2010 3,390,965 10,043
2011 3,502,811 10,098
2012 3,619,034 10,267
2013 3,734,318 10,517
2014 3,848,514 10,742
2015 3,965,959 10,954
2016 4,086,657 11,150
2017 4,210,600 11,324
2018 4,337,685 11,477
2019 4,467,708 11,587
2020 4,600,131 11,643
2021 4,734,874 11,709
2022 4,875,637 11,801
2023 5,022,441 11,875
2024 5,169,395 11,947

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Nauru

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Nauru
1960 6.15 5.34
1961 6.2 5.38
1962 6.24 5.42
1963 6.31 5.44
1964 6.37 5.47
1965 6.44 5.48
1966 6.52 5.41
1967 6.57 5.29
1968 6.6 5.14
1969 6.64 4.94
1970 6.68 4.74
1971 6.7 4.54
1972 6.71 4.36
1973 6.72 4.19
1974 6.73 4.07
1975 6.71 3.97
1976 6.73 3.9
1977 6.74 3.86
1978 6.73 3.84
1979 6.7 3.85
1980 6.67 3.88
1981 6.64 3.94
1982 6.59 3.99
1983 6.54 4.06
1984 6.48 4.11
1985 6.42 4.14
1986 6.34 4.15
1987 6.27 4.14
1988 6.21 4.11
1989 6.2 4.07
1990 6.18 4.02
1991 6.16 3.99
1992 6.13 3.95
1993 6.09 3.89
1994 6.06 3.84
1995 5.96 3.81
1996 5.86 3.78
1997 5.74 3.74
1998 5.62 3.68
1999 5.52 3.64
2000 5.46 3.54
2001 5.41 3.46
2002 5.37 3.4
2003 5.36 3.39
2004 5.37 3.38
2005 5.38 3.38
2006 5.4 3.4
2007 5.43 3.5
2008 5.44 3.67
2009 5.41 3.85
2010 5.38 4.02
2011 5.38 4.12
2012 5.35 4.12
2013 5.32 4.1
2014 5.26 4.09
2015 5.21 4.08
2016 5.16 4.03
2017 5.11 3.88
2018 5.04 3.68
2019 4.98 3.53
2020 4.91 3.47
2021 4.85 3.43
2022 4.77 3.38
2023 4.7 3.33

Mauritania and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Nauru
1960 18.8 23.8
1961 18.8 24
1962 18.8 23.9
1963 18.8 23.7
1964 18.8 23.4
1965 18.7 23.1
1966 18.6 22.9
1967 18.5 22.9
1968 18.4 21.2
1969 18.3 18.9
1970 18.1 18.7
1971 17.9 19.1
1972 17.7 19.4
1973 17.6 19.8
1974 17.4 20.4
1975 17.3 21
1976 17.2 21.5
1977 17.1 22.1
1978 17.1 22.9
1979 17 23.6
1980 17 24.2
1981 17 24.7
1982 17 25.1
1983 17 25.2
1984 17 24.5
1985 17 23.7
1986 17 22.8
1987 17.1 22.1
1988 17.1 21.4
1989 17.1 20.8
1990 17.1 20.2
1991 17.2 19.7
1992 17.3 19.4
1993 17.6 19.3
1994 17.6 19.3
1995 17.6 19.3
1996 17.5 19.4
1997 17.5 19.5
1998 17.5 19.6
1999 17.6 19.8
2000 17.7 20.1
2001 17.7 20.4
2002 17.7 20.6
2003 17.7 20.8
2004 17.7 21
2005 17.7 21.2
2006 17.6 21.3
2007 17.6 21.5
2008 17.7 21.7
2009 17.8 21.8
2010 17.8 21.8
2011 17.9 21.8
2012 17.8 21.7
2013 17.8 21.6
2014 17.8 21.5
2015 17.8 21.4
2016 17.8 21.5
2017 17.8 21.6
2018 17.8 21.8
2019 17.9 21.9
2020 17.9 21.8
2021 18 21.7
2022 18.1 21.6
2023 18.2 21.5
2024 18.4 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Nauru
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Nauru
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
14
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
65
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
96.6%
2023
English speaking
4%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Mauritania Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Nauru
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
18.6 mi
2002

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