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Mauritania vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 28th vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Nepal
Population
5432542
29627185
Population rank 123/197 52/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Mauritania and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Nepal
Year GDP
Mauritania Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 $159,213,430 $531,959,562
1962 $164,271,558 $574,091,101
1963 $168,186,297 $496,947,904
1964 $224,495,744 $496,098,775
1965 $255,340,475 $735,267,082
1966 $266,533,605 $906,811,944
1967 $282,615,310 $841,974,025
1968 $311,395,937 $772,231,387
1969 $295,062,308 $788,641,965
1970 $309,405,316 $865,975,309
1971 $335,568,907 $882,765,472
1972 $391,669,449 $1,024,098,400
1973 $493,237,876 $972,101,725
1974 $613,010,553 $1,217,953,547
1975 $703,377,837 $1,575,789,254
1976 $775,045,517 $1,452,788,985
1977 $799,030,017 $1,382,400,000
1978 $804,629,877 $1,604,162,497
1979 $951,900,945 $1,851,250,008
1980 $1,047,925,106 $1,945,916,583
1981 $1,105,494,682 $2,275,583,317
1982 $1,108,776,653 $2,395,423,742
1983 $1,165,171,263 $2,447,174,803
1984 $1,074,373,230 $2,581,207,388
1985 $1,009,723,326 $2,619,913,956
1986 $1,186,628,778 $2,850,782,044
1987 $1,344,664,725 $2,957,255,380
1988 $1,414,951,290 $3,487,009,748
1989 $1,450,647,019 $3,525,225,787
1990 $1,506,914,408 $3,627,560,239
1991 $2,133,692,697 $3,921,476,085
1992 $2,164,298,425 $3,401,211,581
1993 $1,847,353,211 $3,660,041,667
1994 $1,944,876,755 $4,066,775,510
1995 $2,091,726,101 $4,401,104,418
1996 $2,132,087,009 $4,521,580,381
1997 $2,071,996,564 $4,918,691,917
1998 $2,032,347,665 $4,856,255,044
1999 $1,985,922,776 $5,033,642,384
2000 $1,779,520,886 $5,494,252,208
2001 $1,746,063,558 $6,007,055,042
2002 $1,777,057,481 $6,050,875,807
2003 $2,051,147,607 $6,330,473,097
2004 $2,362,501,023 $7,273,938,315
2005 $2,936,019,526 $8,130,258,378
2006 $3,919,577,286 $9,043,715,356
2007 $4,346,212,355 $10,325,618,017
2008 $5,206,437,194 $12,545,438,605
2009 $4,714,595,548 $12,854,985,464
2010 $5,628,878,798 $16,002,656,434
2011 $6,764,627,746 $21,573,872,421
2012 $6,728,208,836 $21,703,100,877
2013 $7,223,071,097 $22,162,204,925
2014 $6,592,537,782 $22,731,612,922
2015 $6,166,863,897 $24,360,801,287
2016 $6,398,747,592 $24,524,109,484
2017 $6,800,135,898 $28,971,588,940
2018 $7,473,550,557 $33,111,525,237
2019 $7,894,764,886 $34,186,180,699
2020 $8,260,752,385 $33,433,659,301
2021 $9,222,536,364 $36,924,841,394
2022 $9,557,966,698 $41,182,939,601
2023 $10,651,709,314 $41,047,772,331
2024 $10,766,731,874 $42,914,268,287

Mauritania and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 $188.2 $51.6
1962 $189 $54.6
1963 $188.2 $46.3
1964 $244.3 $45.3
1965 $270 $65.8
1966 $273.6 $79.5
1967 $281.5 $72.3
1968 $301 $64.9
1969 $276.6 $64.8
1970 $281.3 $69.6
1971 $296 $69.5
1972 $335 $78.8
1973 $410 $73.2
1974 $494 $89.8
1975 $551 $113.6
1976 $589 $102.5
1977 $590 $95.3
1978 $578 $108.1
1979 $664 $121.9
1980 $711 $125.1
1981 $729 $142.9
1982 $710 $147
1983 $725 $146.6
1984 $650 $151.1
1985 $593 $149.9
1986 $677 $159.5
1987 $746 $162
1988 $762 $187.1
1989 $762 $185
1990 $772 $185.8
1991 $1,062 $195.7
1992 $1,036 $165
1993 $850 $172.8
1994 $865 $187.3
1995 $905 $197.8
1996 $904 $198.8
1997 $859 $211.8
1998 $821 $205.1
1999 $781 $208.6
2000 $681 $223.8
2001 $652 $240.8
2002 $649 $238.9
2003 $732 $246.4
2004 $824 $279.6
2005 $999 $309
2006 $1,301 $340
2007 $1,405 $385
2008 $1,636 $465
2009 $1,435 $473
2010 $1,660 $585
2011 $1,931 $786
2012 $1,859 $788
2013 $1,934 $803
2014 $1,713 $821
2015 $1,555 $876
2016 $1,566 $877
2017 $1,615 $1,034
2018 $1,723 $1,179
2019 $1,767 $1,203
2020 $1,796 $1,154
2021 $1,948 $1,253
2022 $1,960 $1,386
2023 $2,121 $1,382
2024 $2,083 $1,447

Mauritania vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Nepal
1950 38.4 37.6
1951 38.8 37.6
1952 39.2 37.7
1953 39.6 37.7
1954 40.1 37.8
1955 40.6 37.9
1956 41.1 37.9
1957 41.7 38
1958 42.3 38.1
1959 42.9 38.4
1960 43.6 38.7
1961 44.3 39
1962 45 39.3
1963 45.8 39.6
1964 46.6 40.2
1965 47.4 40.7
1966 48.1 41.2
1967 48.9 41.7
1968 49.5 42.2
1969 50.1 42.7
1970 50.5 43.2
1971 50.8 43.6
1972 51 44.1
1973 51.2 44.5
1974 51.4 44.9
1975 51.6 45.5
1976 51.8 46
1977 52 46.6
1978 52.3 47.2
1979 52.8 47.8
1980 53.2 48.3
1981 53.7 48.7
1982 54.2 49.2
1983 54.6 49.7
1984 55.2 50.2
1985 55.8 50.9
1986 56.3 51.6
1987 57 52.4
1988 57.5 53.1
1989 57.7 54
1990 58.1 54.8
1991 58.3 55.6
1992 58.6 56.7
1993 58.7 57.6
1994 58.8 58.6
1995 58.9 59.3
1996 58.9 60
1997 59.4 60.8
1998 59.9 61.5
1999 60.4 62
2000 61 62.6
2001 61.7 63.3
2002 62.2 63.5
2003 62.8 64.2
2004 63.4 64.7
2005 63.9 65.3
2006 64.5 65.9
2007 64.9 66.2
2008 65.2 66.4
2009 65.5 66.6
2010 65.7 66.8
2011 65.8 67.1
2012 65.8 67.4
2013 65.9 67.6
2014 66.2 67.8
2015 66.5 67.4
2016 66.8 68.4
2017 67.1 68.7
2018 67.4 69
2019 67.6 69.3
2020 66.8 69.1
2021 66.8 68.4
2022 68.3 70.1
2023 68.5 70.4
2024 68.7 70.6
2025 68.9 70.9

Mauritania and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Nepal
Year Population
Mauritania Nepal
1960 824,298 10,123,658
1961 846,167 10,318,396
1962 869,184 10,521,116
1963 893,423 10,729,818
1964 918,955 10,946,392
1965 945,838 11,173,411
1966 974,157 11,408,710
1967 1,003,843 11,652,716
1968 1,034,739 11,906,266
1969 1,066,754 12,167,036
1970 1,099,806 12,436,190
1971 1,133,702 12,710,061
1972 1,168,355 12,989,099
1973 1,203,838 13,275,239
1974 1,240,188 13,568,435
1975 1,277,330 13,870,695
1976 1,315,336 14,177,649
1977 1,353,768 14,499,175
1978 1,392,713 14,839,695
1979 1,432,758 15,190,590
1980 1,474,043 15,553,105
1981 1,516,877 15,922,423
1982 1,561,176 16,297,987
1983 1,606,746 16,689,119
1984 1,653,693 17,085,242
1985 1,702,107 17,477,692
1986 1,751,835 17,868,124
1987 1,803,014 18,250,505
1988 1,855,859 18,638,661
1989 1,903,048 19,057,807
1990 1,951,878 19,524,573
1991 2,009,738 20,036,500
1992 2,088,135 20,609,707
1993 2,174,328 21,180,159
1994 2,249,454 21,717,479
1995 2,312,017 22,245,439
1996 2,358,188 22,741,862
1997 2,411,306 23,219,463
1998 2,474,651 23,680,357
1999 2,541,698 24,125,199
2000 2,613,441 24,546,509
2001 2,678,760 24,946,748
2002 2,738,655 25,328,981
2003 2,802,046 25,688,758
2004 2,868,664 26,016,656
2005 2,939,059 26,309,458
2006 3,013,660 26,565,425
2007 3,093,059 26,788,492
2008 3,183,269 26,990,037
2009 3,284,448 27,173,035
2010 3,390,965 27,341,952
2011 3,502,811 27,464,494
2012 3,619,034 27,534,915
2013 3,734,318 27,589,996
2014 3,848,514 27,672,370
2015 3,965,959 27,823,629
2016 4,086,657 27,955,462
2017 4,210,600 28,011,258
2018 4,337,685 28,079,689
2019 4,467,708 28,414,064
2020 4,600,131 28,966,574
2021 4,734,874 29,475,010
2022 4,875,637 29,715,436
2023 5,022,441 29,694,614
2024 5,169,395 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Nepal

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Nepal
1960 6.15 6.07
1961 6.2 6.09
1962 6.24 6.08
1963 6.31 6.06
1964 6.37 6.04
1965 6.44 6.01
1966 6.52 5.98
1967 6.57 5.95
1968 6.6 5.94
1969 6.64 5.89
1970 6.68 5.87
1971 6.7 5.85
1972 6.71 5.8
1973 6.72 5.7
1974 6.73 5.75
1975 6.71 5.73
1976 6.73 5.72
1977 6.74 5.69
1978 6.73 5.68
1979 6.7 5.64
1980 6.67 5.6
1981 6.64 5.58
1982 6.59 5.55
1983 6.54 5.54
1984 6.48 5.51
1985 6.42 5.46
1986 6.34 5.4
1987 6.27 5.35
1988 6.21 5.31
1989 6.2 5.26
1990 6.18 5.21
1991 6.16 5.15
1992 6.13 5.07
1993 6.09 5.04
1994 6.06 4.96
1995 5.96 4.87
1996 5.86 4.67
1997 5.74 4.44
1998 5.62 4.28
1999 5.52 4.13
2000 5.46 3.98
2001 5.41 3.79
2002 5.37 3.6
2003 5.36 3.44
2004 5.37 3.28
2005 5.38 3.12
2006 5.4 2.97
2007 5.43 2.86
2008 5.44 2.74
2009 5.41 2.63
2010 5.38 2.54
2011 5.38 2.46
2012 5.35 2.42
2013 5.32 2.36
2014 5.26 2.32
2015 5.21 2.27
2016 5.16 2.23
2017 5.11 2.17
2018 5.04 2.12
2019 4.98 2.08
2020 4.91 2.05
2021 4.85 2.03
2022 4.77 2
2023 4.7 1.98

Mauritania and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Nepal
1960 18.8 19.5
1961 18.8 19.5
1962 18.8 19.6
1963 18.8 19.6
1964 18.8 19.6
1965 18.7 19.6
1966 18.6 19.6
1967 18.5 19.7
1968 18.4 19.7
1969 18.3 19.7
1970 18.1 19.7
1971 17.9 19.7
1972 17.7 19.7
1973 17.6 19.7
1974 17.4 19.7
1975 17.3 19.7
1976 17.2 19.7
1977 17.1 19.7
1978 17.1 19.6
1979 17 19.6
1980 17 19.6
1981 17 19.5
1982 17 19.5
1983 17 19.5
1984 17 19.5
1985 17 19.4
1986 17 19.4
1987 17.1 19.3
1988 17.1 19.2
1989 17.1 19.2
1990 17.1 19.2
1991 17.2 19.2
1992 17.3 19.2
1993 17.6 19.2
1994 17.6 19.2
1995 17.6 19.2
1996 17.5 19.2
1997 17.5 19.2
1998 17.5 19.2
1999 17.6 19.3
2000 17.7 19.3
2001 17.7 19.4
2002 17.7 19.5
2003 17.7 19.7
2004 17.7 19.8
2005 17.7 20
2006 17.6 20.3
2007 17.6 20.5
2008 17.7 20.8
2009 17.8 21
2010 17.8 21.3
2011 17.9 21.6
2012 17.8 21.8
2013 17.8 22
2014 17.8 22.2
2015 17.8 22.4
2016 17.8 22.7
2017 17.8 22.9
2018 17.8 23.2
2019 17.9 23.7
2020 17.9 24.5
2021 18 25
2022 18.1 25.4
2023 18.2 25.7
2024 18.4 26

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Finance

Mauritania Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
13.4%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
60%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Mauritania Nepal
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
71.2%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
3%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
55.8%
2023

Health

Mauritania Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Nepal
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
49,758 mi
2015

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