Mauritania vs North Korea statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 28th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Mauritania and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	North Korea
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	-
1998	$2,032,347,665	-
1999	$1,985,922,776	-
2000	$1,779,520,886	-
2001	$1,746,063,558	-
2002	$1,777,057,481	-
2003	$2,051,147,607	-
2004	$2,362,501,023	-
2005	$2,936,019,526	-
2006	$3,919,577,286	-
2007	$4,346,212,355	-
2008	$5,206,437,194	-
2009	$4,714,595,548	$23,356,470,000
2010	$5,628,878,798	$25,995,513,000
2011	$6,764,627,746	$29,005,020,000
2012	$6,728,208,836	$29,890,710,000
2013	$7,223,071,097	$30,588,922,000
2014	$6,592,537,782	$30,554,460,000
2015	$6,166,863,897	$30,723,030,000
2016	$6,398,747,592	$28,882,640,000
2017	$6,800,135,898	$29,105,440,000
2018	$7,473,550,557	$28,536,400,000
2019	$7,894,764,886	$28,222,880,000
2020	$8,260,752,385	$27,728,240,000
2021	$9,222,536,364	$32,301,720,000
2022	$9,557,966,698	$28,971,360,000
2023	$10,651,709,314	$32,155,360,000
2024	$10,766,731,874	$34,943,120,000

Mauritania and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	North Korea
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	-
1998	$821	-
1999	$781	-
2000	$681	-
2001	$652	-
2002	$649	-
2003	$732	-
2004	$824	-
2005	$999	-
2006	$1,301	-
2007	$1,405	-
2008	$1,636	-
2009	$1,435	$939
2010	$1,660	$1,040
2011	$1,931	$1,156
2012	$1,859	$1,186
2013	$1,934	$1,208
2014	$1,713	$1,201
2015	$1,555	$1,201
2016	$1,566	$1,124
2017	$1,615	$1,127
2018	$1,723	$1,100
2019	$1,767	$1,084
2020	$1,796	$1,061
2021	$1,948	$1,231
2022	$1,960	$1,100
2023	$2,121	$1,217
2024	$2,083	$1,319

Mauritania vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	North Korea
1950	38.4	14.2
1951	38.8	17.7
1952	39.2	32.8
1953	39.6	40.3
1954	40.1	50.6
1955	40.6	51.8
1956	41.1	52.8
1957	41.7	53.7
1958	42.3	54.5
1959	42.9	55.2
1960	43.6	55.8
1961	44.3	56.4
1962	45	57
1963	45.8	57.6
1964	46.6	58.2
1965	47.4	58.8
1966	48.1	59.4
1967	48.9	60.1
1968	49.5	60.8
1969	50.1	61.4
1970	50.5	62
1971	50.8	62.7
1972	51	63.3
1973	51.2	63.8
1974	51.4	64.3
1975	51.6	64.8
1976	51.8	65.3
1977	52	65.8
1978	52.3	66.3
1979	52.8	66.7
1980	53.2	67.2
1981	53.7	67.7
1982	54.2	68.1
1983	54.6	68.5
1984	55.2	68.9
1985	55.8	69.2
1986	56.3	69.5
1987	57	69.8
1988	57.5	70.1
1989	57.7	70.3
1990	58.1	70.5
1991	58.3	70.7
1992	58.6	71
1993	58.7	70.8
1994	58.8	70.5
1995	58.9	60.8
1996	58.9	60.8
1997	59.4	60.9
1998	59.9	60.9
1999	60.4	60.9
2000	61	60.9
2001	61.7	60.9
2002	62.2	60.9
2003	62.8	69.4
2004	63.4	69.3
2005	63.9	69.2
2006	64.5	69.1
2007	64.9	69
2008	65.2	69.3
2009	65.5	69.7
2010	65.7	70.2
2011	65.8	70.8
2012	65.8	71.3
2013	65.9	71.9
2014	66.2	72.5
2015	66.5	72.8
2016	66.8	73
2017	67.1	73
2018	67.4	73
2019	67.6	72.9
2020	66.8	72.8
2021	66.8	73.4
2022	68.3	73.6
2023	68.5	73.6
2024	68.7	73.7
2025	68.9	73.9

Mauritania and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	North Korea
1960	824,298	11,722,953
1961	846,167	11,990,713
1962	869,184	12,262,882
1963	893,423	12,567,057
1964	918,955	12,889,770
1965	945,838	13,219,369
1966	974,157	13,569,094
1967	1,003,843	13,958,350
1968	1,034,739	14,365,596
1969	1,066,754	14,767,615
1970	1,099,806	15,172,775
1971	1,133,702	15,572,457
1972	1,168,355	15,975,069
1973	1,203,838	16,350,367
1974	1,240,188	16,673,121
1975	1,277,330	16,971,055
1976	1,315,336	17,243,450
1977	1,353,768	17,492,798
1978	1,392,713	17,735,995
1979	1,432,758	17,983,470
1980	1,474,043	18,236,786
1981	1,516,877	18,501,295
1982	1,561,176	18,776,357
1983	1,606,746	19,054,034
1984	1,653,693	19,335,043
1985	1,702,107	19,620,388
1986	1,751,835	19,910,855
1987	1,803,014	20,205,483
1988	1,855,859	20,503,161
1989	1,903,048	20,804,367
1990	1,951,878	21,112,137
1991	2,009,738	21,428,638
1992	2,088,135	21,750,911
1993	2,174,328	22,073,352
1994	2,249,454	22,393,975
1995	2,312,017	22,669,304
1996	2,358,188	22,895,746
1997	2,411,306	23,110,830
1998	2,474,651	23,311,564
1999	2,541,698	23,497,599
2000	2,613,441	23,665,910
2001	2,678,760	23,815,358
2002	2,738,655	23,943,973
2003	2,802,046	24,090,380
2004	2,868,664	24,254,943
2005	2,939,059	24,396,433
2006	3,013,660	24,524,507
2007	3,093,059	24,646,383
2008	3,183,269	24,764,618
2009	3,284,448	24,878,332
2010	3,390,965	24,987,258
2011	3,502,811	25,097,874
2012	3,619,034	25,211,728
2013	3,734,318	25,329,451
2014	3,848,514	25,451,262
2015	3,965,959	25,575,350
2016	4,086,657	25,698,326
2017	4,210,600	25,817,709
2018	4,337,685	25,931,147
2019	4,467,708	26,037,632
2020	4,600,131	26,136,312
2021	4,734,874	26,232,534
2022	4,875,637	26,328,845
2023	5,022,441	26,418,204
2024	5,169,395	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Mauritania and North Korea

Fertility rate

Mauritania

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	North Korea
1960	6.15	3.57
1961	6.2	3.26
1962	6.24	3.41
1963	6.31	3.63
1964	6.37	3.55
1965	6.44	3.56
1966	6.52	3.71
1967	6.57	4.05
1968	6.6	3.87
1969	6.64	3.86
1970	6.68	3.85
1971	6.7	3.74
1972	6.71	3.89
1973	6.72	3.35
1974	6.73	3.14
1975	6.71	3.05
1976	6.73	2.84
1977	6.74	2.77
1978	6.73	2.79
1979	6.7	2.85
1980	6.67	2.84
1981	6.64	2.92
1982	6.59	2.85
1983	6.54	2.78
1984	6.48	2.71
1985	6.42	2.65
1986	6.34	2.59
1987	6.27	2.53
1988	6.21	2.47
1989	6.2	2.41
1990	6.18	2.39
1991	6.16	2.35
1992	6.13	2.29
1993	6.09	2.22
1994	6.06	2.18
1995	5.96	2.15
1996	5.86	2.09
1997	5.74	2.03
1998	5.62	1.99
1999	5.52	1.97
2000	5.46	1.94
2001	5.41	1.94
2002	5.37	1.92
2003	5.36	1.91
2004	5.37	1.9
2005	5.38	1.87
2006	5.4	1.94
2007	5.43	1.94
2008	5.44	1.97
2009	5.41	1.91
2010	5.38	1.89
2011	5.38	1.88
2012	5.35	1.88
2013	5.32	1.88
2014	5.26	1.87
2015	5.21	1.86
2016	5.16	1.86
2017	5.11	1.85
2018	5.04	1.83
2019	4.98	1.83
2020	4.91	1.82
2021	4.85	1.81
2022	4.77	1.8
2023	4.7	1.78

Mauritania and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	North Korea
1960	18.8	19.9
1961	18.8	20.2
1962	18.8	20.6
1963	18.8	20.8
1964	18.8	21
1965	18.7	21.2
1966	18.6	21.3
1967	18.5	21.4
1968	18.4	21.4
1969	18.3	21.4
1970	18.1	21.4
1971	17.9	21.2
1972	17.7	20.9
1973	17.6	20.7
1974	17.4	20.7
1975	17.3	20.9
1976	17.2	21.1
1977	17.1	21.4
1978	17.1	21.8
1979	17	22.2
1980	17	22.5
1981	17	22.8
1982	17	23.1
1983	17	23.5
1984	17	23.9
1985	17	24.2
1986	17	24.5
1987	17.1	24.8
1988	17.1	25.1
1989	17.1	25.6
1990	17.1	26
1991	17.2	26.4
1992	17.3	26.8
1993	17.6	27.2
1994	17.6	27.6
1995	17.6	28
1996	17.5	28.3
1997	17.5	28.8
1998	17.5	29.2
1999	17.6	29.6
2000	17.7	30.1
2001	17.7	30.5
2002	17.7	31
2003	17.7	31.4
2004	17.7	31.8
2005	17.7	32.1
2006	17.6	32.5
2007	17.6	32.9
2008	17.7	33.3
2009	17.8	33.7
2010	17.8	34
2011	17.9	34.3
2012	17.8	34.5
2013	17.8	34.7
2014	17.8	35
2015	17.8	35.2
2016	17.8	35.4
2017	17.8	35.7
2018	17.8	35.9
2019	17.9	36.2
2020	17.9	36.4
2021	18	36.6
2022	18.1	36.8
2023	18.2	37.1
2024	18.4	37.3

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