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Mauritania vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 28th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania North Macedonia
Population
5432542
1783115
Population rank 123/197 150/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Mauritania and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Mauritania North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $2,133,692,697 $4,938,775,510
1992 $2,164,298,425 $2,436,849,342
1993 $1,847,353,211 $2,682,456,897
1994 $1,944,876,755 $3,559,608,640
1995 $2,091,726,101 $4,707,041,315
1996 $2,132,087,009 $4,642,021,256
1997 $2,071,996,564 $3,912,986,091
1998 $2,032,347,665 $3,765,745,023
1999 $1,985,922,776 $3,863,619,285
2000 $1,779,520,886 $3,772,859,034
2001 $1,746,063,558 $3,709,636,031
2002 $1,777,057,481 $4,018,365,747
2003 $2,051,147,607 $4,946,296,599
2004 $2,362,501,023 $5,682,784,472
2005 $2,936,019,526 $6,258,602,873
2006 $3,919,577,286 $6,861,226,972
2007 $4,346,212,355 $8,336,474,974
2008 $5,206,437,194 $9,909,552,435
2009 $4,714,595,548 $9,401,736,825
2010 $5,628,878,798 $9,407,170,321
2011 $6,764,627,746 $10,494,626,768
2012 $6,728,208,836 $9,745,261,301
2013 $7,223,071,097 $10,817,702,346
2014 $6,592,537,782 $11,362,265,253
2015 $6,166,863,897 $10,064,519,963
2016 $6,398,747,592 $10,672,467,073
2017 $6,800,135,898 $11,307,067,070
2018 $7,473,550,557 $12,683,068,114
2019 $7,894,764,886 $12,606,338,449
2020 $8,260,752,385 $12,361,036,914
2021 $9,222,536,364 $14,000,283,827
2022 $9,557,966,698 $13,932,436,550
2023 $10,651,709,314 $15,763,604,288
2024 $10,766,731,874 $16,685,236,492

Mauritania and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $1,062 $2,402
1992 $1,036 $1,199
1993 $850 $1,337
1994 $865 $1,786
1995 $905 $2,355
1996 $904 $2,307
1997 $859 $1,960
1998 $821 $1,876
1999 $781 $1,915
2000 $681 $1,862
2001 $652 $1,823
2002 $649 $1,989
2003 $732 $2,445
2004 $824 $2,819
2005 $999 $3,121
2006 $1,301 $3,440
2007 $1,405 $4,204
2008 $1,636 $5,026
2009 $1,435 $4,800
2010 $1,660 $4,833
2011 $1,931 $5,417
2012 $1,859 $5,050
2013 $1,934 $5,626
2014 $1,713 $5,925
2015 $1,555 $5,263
2016 $1,566 $5,598
2017 $1,615 $5,955
2018 $1,723 $6,714
2019 $1,767 $6,719
2020 $1,796 $6,660
2021 $1,948 $7,621
2022 $1,960 $7,606
2023 $2,121 $8,624
2024 $2,083 $9,310

Mauritania vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania North Macedonia
1950 38.4 50.6
1951 38.8 48.5
1952 39.2 52.5
1953 39.6 53.2
1954 40.1 55.7
1955 40.6 55.4
1956 41.1 58.5
1957 41.7 55.7
1958 42.3 60.3
1959 42.9 59.5
1960 43.6 60.5
1961 44.3 61.8
1962 45 59.3
1963 45.8 61.4
1964 46.6 61.5
1965 47.4 62.6
1966 48.1 63.5
1967 48.9 63.8
1968 49.5 64.6
1969 50.1 64
1970 50.5 65
1971 50.8 65.2
1972 51 65.6
1973 51.2 67.1
1974 51.4 67.1
1975 51.6 67.3
1976 51.8 67.9
1977 52 68.2
1978 52.3 69.1
1979 52.8 69.2
1980 53.2 69.1
1981 53.7 69.4
1982 54.2 69.8
1983 54.6 69.7
1984 55.2 70.2
1985 55.8 70.2
1986 56.3 70.3
1987 57 70.4
1988 57.5 70.5
1989 57.7 71.1
1990 58.1 71.3
1991 58.3 71.8
1992 58.6 71.3
1993 58.7 71.7
1994 58.8 71.5
1995 58.9 72
1996 58.9 71.9
1997 59.4 71.9
1998 59.9 71.8
1999 60.4 72.3
2000 61 72.6
2001 61.7 73
2002 62.2 72.7
2003 62.8 73
2004 63.4 73.4
2005 63.9 73.6
2006 64.5 73.8
2007 64.9 73.7
2008 65.2 74.4
2009 65.5 74.5
2010 65.7 75
2011 65.8 75.1
2012 65.8 75
2013 65.9 75.6
2014 66.2 75.6
2015 66.5 75.6
2016 66.8 75.6
2017 67.1 76.2
2018 67.4 76.9
2019 67.6 76.8
2020 66.8 74.5
2021 66.8 73.3
2022 68.3 76.6
2023 68.5 77.4
2024 68.7 77.5
2025 68.9 77.7

Mauritania and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

North Macedonia
Year Population
Mauritania North Macedonia
1960 824,298 1,435,059
1961 846,167 1,455,171
1962 869,184 1,471,745
1963 893,423 1,488,737
1964 918,955 1,510,900
1965 945,838 1,533,466
1966 974,157 1,557,349
1967 1,003,843 1,582,492
1968 1,034,739 1,608,930
1969 1,066,754 1,636,345
1970 1,099,806 1,664,208
1971 1,133,702 1,691,216
1972 1,168,355 1,717,395
1973 1,203,838 1,743,816
1974 1,240,188 1,770,545
1975 1,277,330 1,797,972
1976 1,315,336 1,825,830
1977 1,353,768 1,853,138
1978 1,392,713 1,879,847
1979 1,432,758 1,906,523
1980 1,474,043 1,933,038
1981 1,516,877 1,959,065
1982 1,561,176 1,978,956
1983 1,606,746 1,991,901
1984 1,653,693 2,003,399
1985 1,702,107 2,014,331
1986 1,751,835 2,024,732
1987 1,803,014 2,035,157
1988 1,855,859 2,045,737
1989 1,903,048 2,055,649
1990 1,951,878 2,063,689
1991 2,009,738 2,055,994
1992 2,088,135 2,032,523
1993 2,174,328 2,006,854
1994 2,249,454 1,992,666
1995 2,312,017 1,998,534
1996 2,358,188 2,012,553
1997 2,411,306 1,996,869
1998 2,474,651 2,007,523
1999 2,541,698 2,017,142
2000 2,613,441 2,026,350
2001 2,678,760 2,034,882
2002 2,738,655 2,020,157
2003 2,802,046 2,022,725
2004 2,868,664 2,016,186
2005 2,939,059 2,005,330
2006 3,013,660 1,994,287
2007 3,093,059 1,982,933
2008 3,183,269 1,971,493
2009 3,284,448 1,958,782
2010 3,390,965 1,946,298
2011 3,502,811 1,937,398
2012 3,619,034 1,929,821
2013 3,734,318 1,922,716
2014 3,848,514 1,917,557
2015 3,965,959 1,912,430
2016 4,086,657 1,906,313
2017 4,210,600 1,898,657
2018 4,337,685 1,889,051
2019 4,467,708 1,876,262
2020 4,600,131 1,856,124
2021 4,734,874 1,837,114
2022 4,875,637 1,831,712
2023 5,022,441 1,827,816
2024 5,169,395 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Mauritania and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Mauritania

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania North Macedonia
1960 6.15 3.83
1961 6.2 3.62
1962 6.24 3.5
1963 6.31 3.62
1964 6.37 3.56
1965 6.44 3.52
1966 6.52 3.43
1967 6.57 3.33
1968 6.6 3.22
1969 6.64 3.1
1970 6.68 3.01
1971 6.7 2.93
1972 6.71 2.87
1973 6.72 2.72
1974 6.73 2.7
1975 6.71 2.69
1976 6.73 2.62
1977 6.74 2.49
1978 6.73 2.42
1979 6.7 2.4
1980 6.67 2.36
1981 6.64 2.29
1982 6.59 2.29
1983 6.54 2.25
1984 6.48 2.24
1985 6.42 2.25
1986 6.34 2.25
1987 6.27 2.32
1988 6.21 2.32
1989 6.2 2.25
1990 6.18 2.27
1991 6.16 2.31
1992 6.13 2.28
1993 6.09 2.26
1994 6.06 2.23
1995 5.96 2.13
1996 5.86 2.06
1997 5.74 1.92
1998 5.62 1.89
1999 5.52 1.77
2000 5.46 1.86
2001 5.41 1.73
2002 5.37 1.79
2003 5.36 1.75
2004 5.37 1.52
2005 5.38 1.5
2006 5.4 1.46
2007 5.43 1.46
2008 5.44 1.47
2009 5.41 1.5
2010 5.38 1.6
2011 5.38 1.46
2012 5.35 1.5
2013 5.32 1.5
2014 5.26 1.5
2015 5.21 1.49
2016 5.16 1.5
2017 5.11 1.43
2018 5.04 1.42
2019 4.98 1.34
2020 4.91 1.31
2021 4.85 1.6
2022 4.77 1.6
2023 4.7 1.5

Mauritania and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Mauritania North Macedonia
1960 18.8 21.8
1961 18.8 21.8
1962 18.8 21.9
1963 18.8 21.9
1964 18.8 21.9
1965 18.7 21.9
1966 18.6 22
1967 18.5 22.2
1968 18.4 22.4
1969 18.3 22.6
1970 18.1 22.8
1971 17.9 23.1
1972 17.7 23.3
1973 17.6 23.6
1974 17.4 23.9
1975 17.3 24.2
1976 17.2 24.5
1977 17.1 24.8
1978 17.1 25.2
1979 17 25.5
1980 17 25.9
1981 17 26.2
1982 17 26.5
1983 17 26.8
1984 17 27.2
1985 17 27.5
1986 17 27.8
1987 17.1 28
1988 17.1 28.3
1989 17.1 28.6
1990 17.1 28.9
1991 17.2 29.2
1992 17.3 29.6
1993 17.6 29.9
1994 17.6 30.3
1995 17.6 30.5
1996 17.5 30.8
1997 17.5 31
1998 17.5 31.2
1999 17.6 31.5
2000 17.7 31.9
2001 17.7 32.2
2002 17.7 32.6
2003 17.7 32.8
2004 17.7 33.2
2005 17.7 33.5
2006 17.6 33.9
2007 17.6 34.3
2008 17.7 34.7
2009 17.8 35.1
2010 17.8 35.5
2011 17.9 36
2012 17.8 36.4
2013 17.8 36.9
2014 17.8 37.3
2015 17.8 37.8
2016 17.8 38.3
2017 17.8 38.8
2018 17.8 39.4
2019 17.9 39.9
2020 17.9 40.3
2021 18 40.7
2022 18.1 40.9
2023 18.2 41.3
2024 18.4 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Mauritania North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania North Macedonia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
97.6%
2012
English speaking
4%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Mauritania North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania North Macedonia
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
8,812 mi
2017

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