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Mauritania vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 28th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Oman
Population
5432542
5636678
Population rank 123/197 120/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Mauritania and Oman: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Oman economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Oman
Year GDP
Mauritania Oman
1960 - $44,234,656
1961 $159,213,430 $45,634,487
1962 $164,271,558 $56,273,202
1963 $168,186,297 $59,912,763
1964 $224,495,744 $61,872,526
1965 $255,340,475 $63,279,975
1966 $266,533,605 $67,759,973
1967 $282,615,310 $107,151,832
1968 $311,395,937 $188,879,849
1969 $295,062,308 $239,999,808
1970 $309,405,316 $256,319,795
1971 $335,568,907 $301,010,587
1972 $391,669,449 $366,883,548
1973 $493,237,876 $483,066,991
1974 $613,010,553 $1,645,917,776
1975 $703,377,837 $2,096,699,189
1976 $775,045,517 $2,560,220,035
1977 $799,030,017 $2,741,169,948
1978 $804,629,877 $2,740,301,390
1979 $951,900,945 $3,733,352,635
1980 $1,047,925,106 $5,981,760,278
1981 $1,105,494,682 $7,259,120,151
1982 $1,108,776,653 $7,554,719,456
1983 $1,165,171,263 $7,932,541,691
1984 $1,074,373,230 $8,821,443,151
1985 $1,009,723,326 $10,005,645,420
1986 $1,186,628,778 $7,324,167,369
1987 $1,344,664,725 $7,811,183,095
1988 $1,414,951,290 $8,386,215,865
1989 $1,450,647,019 $9,372,171,651
1990 $1,506,914,408 $13,310,273,082
1991 $2,133,692,697 $12,918,335,501
1992 $2,164,298,425 $14,183,615,085
1993 $1,847,353,211 $14,230,429,129
1994 $1,944,876,755 $14,715,214,564
1995 $2,091,726,101 $15,722,236,671
1996 $2,132,087,009 $17,402,080,624
1997 $2,071,996,564 $18,039,791,938
1998 $2,032,347,665 $16,044,213,264
1999 $1,985,922,776 $17,832,769,831
2000 $1,779,520,886 $22,259,557,867
2001 $1,746,063,558 $22,205,721,717
2002 $1,777,057,481 $23,065,539,662
2003 $2,051,147,607 $24,733,680,104
2004 $2,362,501,023 $28,378,933,680
2005 $2,936,019,526 $35,506,892,068
2006 $3,919,577,286 $42,577,633,290
2007 $4,346,212,355 $48,300,390,117
2008 $5,206,437,194 $69,804,681,404
2009 $4,714,595,548 $55,454,096,229
2010 $5,628,878,798 $64,993,498,049
2011 $6,764,627,746 $77,497,529,259
2012 $6,728,208,836 $87,408,842,653
2013 $7,223,071,097 $89,936,020,806
2014 $6,592,537,782 $92,699,089,727
2015 $6,166,863,897 $78,710,793,238
2016 $6,398,747,592 $75,128,738,622
2017 $6,800,135,898 $80,856,697,009
2018 $7,473,550,557 $91,505,851,756
2019 $7,894,764,886 $88,060,858,257
2020 $8,260,752,385 $75,909,492,848
2021 $9,222,536,364 $87,323,797,139
2022 $9,557,966,698 $109,852,795,839
2023 $10,651,709,314 $105,895,708,713
2024 $10,766,731,874 $106,942,782,835

Mauritania and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Oman
1960 - $83.4
1961 $188.2 $84.5
1962 $189 $102.3
1963 $188.2 $106.8
1964 $244.3 $108.1
1965 $270 $108.1
1966 $273.6 $113.2
1967 $281.5 $174.7
1968 $301 $300
1969 $276.6 $372
1970 $281.3 $387
1971 $296 $442
1972 $335 $524
1973 $410 $670
1974 $494 $2,203
1975 $551 $2,692
1976 $589 $3,143
1977 $590 $3,205
1978 $578 $3,044
1979 $664 $3,934
1980 $711 $5,974
1981 $729 $6,866
1982 $710 $6,759
1983 $725 $6,714
1984 $650 $7,070
1985 $593 $7,549
1986 $677 $5,182
1987 $746 $5,204
1988 $762 $5,279
1989 $762 $5,591
1990 $772 $7,546
1991 $1,062 $6,977
1992 $1,036 $7,318
1993 $850 $7,039
1994 $865 $7,068
1995 $905 $7,414
1996 $904 $8,068
1997 $859 $8,235
1998 $821 $7,219
1999 $781 $7,915
2000 $681 $9,754
2001 $652 $9,612
2002 $649 $9,869
2003 $732 $10,464
2004 $824 $11,801
2005 $999 $14,435
2006 $1,301 $16,931
2007 $1,405 $18,793
2008 $1,636 $26,577
2009 $1,435 $20,656
2010 $1,660 $23,570
2011 $1,931 $25,188
2012 $1,859 $24,642
2013 $1,934 $23,458
2014 $1,713 $23,161
2015 $1,555 $18,808
2016 $1,566 $17,110
2017 $1,615 $17,820
2018 $1,723 $19,902
2019 $1,767 $19,180
2020 $1,796 $16,785
2021 $1,948 $19,403
2022 $1,960 $23,224
2023 $2,121 $20,972
2024 $2,083 $20,248

Mauritania vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Oman
1950 38.4 29.3
1951 38.8 29.8
1952 39.2 30.2
1953 39.6 30.7
1954 40.1 31.2
1955 40.6 31.8
1956 41.1 32.4
1957 41.7 33
1958 42.3 33.8
1959 42.9 34.6
1960 43.6 35.4
1961 44.3 36.4
1962 45 37.4
1963 45.8 38.5
1964 46.6 39.6
1965 47.4 40.8
1966 48.1 42
1967 48.9 43.2
1968 49.5 44.4
1969 50.1 45.6
1970 50.5 46.6
1971 50.8 47.9
1972 51 48.7
1973 51.2 50
1974 51.4 51.2
1975 51.6 52.5
1976 51.8 54.4
1977 52 55.5
1978 52.3 57
1979 52.8 58.3
1980 53.2 59.6
1981 53.7 60.8
1982 54.2 62
1983 54.6 63.2
1984 55.2 64.3
1985 55.8 65.3
1986 56.3 66.2
1987 57 67
1988 57.5 67.7
1989 57.7 68.4
1990 58.1 69
1991 58.3 69.6
1992 58.6 70.1
1993 58.7 70.6
1994 58.8 71.1
1995 58.9 71.6
1996 58.9 72
1997 59.4 72.5
1998 59.9 72.9
1999 60.4 73.3
2000 61 73.6
2001 61.7 74
2002 62.2 74.3
2003 62.8 74.5
2004 63.4 74.8
2005 63.9 75.1
2006 64.5 75.4
2007 64.9 75.6
2008 65.2 76.1
2009 65.5 76.6
2010 65.7 77.2
2011 65.8 77.7
2012 65.8 78.2
2013 65.9 78.6
2014 66.2 79
2015 66.5 79.3
2016 66.8 79.6
2017 67.1 79.7
2018 67.4 79.9
2019 67.6 79.9
2020 66.8 77.8
2021 66.8 76
2022 68.3 77.9
2023 68.5 80
2024 68.7 80.2
2025 68.9 80.5

Mauritania and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Oman
Year Population
Mauritania Oman
1960 824,298 530,485
1961 846,167 539,854
1962 869,184 549,941
1963 893,423 560,827
1964 918,955 572,577
1965 945,838 585,236
1966 974,157 598,804
1967 1,003,843 613,318
1968 1,034,739 628,798
1969 1,066,754 645,255
1970 1,099,806 662,680
1971 1,133,702 681,119
1972 1,168,355 700,593
1973 1,203,838 721,179
1974 1,240,188 746,988
1975 1,277,330 778,864
1976 1,315,336 814,701
1977 1,353,768 855,314
1978 1,392,713 900,304
1979 1,432,758 949,116
1980 1,474,043 1,001,248
1981 1,516,877 1,057,320
1982 1,561,176 1,117,678
1983 1,606,746 1,181,459
1984 1,653,693 1,247,716
1985 1,702,107 1,325,480
1986 1,751,835 1,413,419
1987 1,803,014 1,500,996
1988 1,855,859 1,588,568
1989 1,903,048 1,676,228
1990 1,951,878 1,763,954
1991 2,009,738 1,851,473
1992 2,088,135 1,938,238
1993 2,174,328 2,021,675
1994 2,249,454 2,081,834
1995 2,312,017 2,120,528
1996 2,358,188 2,156,926
1997 2,411,306 2,190,720
1998 2,474,651 2,222,489
1999 2,541,698 2,252,909
2000 2,613,441 2,282,131
2001 2,678,760 2,310,217
2002 2,738,655 2,337,140
2003 2,802,046 2,363,796
2004 2,868,664 2,404,821
2005 2,939,059 2,459,802
2006 3,013,660 2,514,795
2007 3,093,059 2,570,174
2008 3,183,269 2,626,529
2009 3,284,448 2,684,659
2010 3,390,965 2,757,446
2011 3,502,811 3,076,763
2012 3,619,034 3,547,106
2013 3,734,318 3,833,913
2014 3,848,514 4,002,439
2015 3,965,959 4,184,895
2016 4,086,657 4,390,877
2017 4,210,600 4,537,396
2018 4,337,685 4,597,877
2019 4,467,708 4,591,241
2020 4,600,131 4,522,497
2021 4,734,874 4,500,424
2022 4,875,637 4,730,226
2023 5,022,441 5,049,269
2024 5,169,395 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Oman

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Oman
1960 6.15 7.28
1961 6.2 7.29
1962 6.24 7.32
1963 6.31 7.33
1964 6.37 7.37
1965 6.44 7.39
1966 6.52 7.41
1967 6.57 7.44
1968 6.6 7.46
1969 6.64 7.49
1970 6.68 7.52
1971 6.7 7.56
1972 6.71 7.59
1973 6.72 7.63
1974 6.73 7.67
1975 6.71 7.71
1976 6.73 7.74
1977 6.74 7.78
1978 6.73 7.82
1979 6.7 7.85
1980 6.67 7.89
1981 6.64 7.9
1982 6.59 7.84
1983 6.54 7.75
1984 6.48 7.64
1985 6.42 7.51
1986 6.34 7.35
1987 6.27 7.18
1988 6.21 6.95
1989 6.2 6.72
1990 6.18 6.46
1991 6.16 6.2
1992 6.13 5.92
1993 6.09 5.64
1994 6.06 5.36
1995 5.96 5.07
1996 5.86 4.79
1997 5.74 4.52
1998 5.62 4.27
1999 5.52 4.06
2000 5.46 3.85
2001 5.41 3.66
2002 5.37 3.51
2003 5.36 3.37
2004 5.37 3.2
2005 5.38 3.03
2006 5.4 2.88
2007 5.43 2.76
2008 5.44 2.76
2009 5.41 2.83
2010 5.38 2.97
2011 5.38 2.96
2012 5.35 2.93
2013 5.32 2.95
2014 5.26 2.97
2015 5.21 2.97
2016 5.16 2.95
2017 5.11 2.92
2018 5.04 2.81
2019 4.98 2.7
2020 4.91 2.64
2021 4.85 2.59
2022 4.77 2.45
2023 4.7 2.53

Mauritania and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Oman
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Oman
1960 18.8 18.9
1961 18.8 18.8
1962 18.8 18.7
1963 18.8 18.6
1964 18.8 18.5
1965 18.7 18.4
1966 18.6 18.2
1967 18.5 18
1968 18.4 17.8
1969 18.3 17.5
1970 18.1 17.2
1971 17.9 16.9
1972 17.7 16.7
1973 17.6 16.4
1974 17.4 16.3
1975 17.3 16.2
1976 17.2 16.3
1977 17.1 16.3
1978 17.1 16.4
1979 17 16.4
1980 17 16.4
1981 17 16.5
1982 17 16.5
1983 17 16.5
1984 17 16.5
1985 17 16.6
1986 17 16.8
1987 17.1 17.1
1988 17.1 17.5
1989 17.1 17.9
1990 17.1 18.4
1991 17.2 18.8
1992 17.3 19.4
1993 17.6 19.9
1994 17.6 20.1
1995 17.6 20.1
1996 17.5 20.1
1997 17.5 20.2
1998 17.5 20.4
1999 17.6 20.6
2000 17.7 20.9
2001 17.7 21.3
2002 17.7 21.6
2003 17.7 22
2004 17.7 22.3
2005 17.7 22.7
2006 17.6 23.1
2007 17.6 23.5
2008 17.7 24
2009 17.8 24.6
2010 17.8 25.2
2011 17.9 26.5
2012 17.8 27.7
2013 17.8 28.2
2014 17.8 28.5
2015 17.8 28.8
2016 17.8 29.1
2017 17.8 29.4
2018 17.8 29.7
2019 17.9 29.9
2020 17.9 29.7
2021 18 29.7
2022 18.1 30
2023 18.2 30.3
2024 18.4 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
65.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Oman
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
97.3%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
22%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Mauritania Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Oman
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
n/a

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