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Mauritania vs Pakistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 251M in Pakistan (ranked 5/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 297,638 sq mi for Pakistan (ranked 28th vs. 35th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Pakistan
Population
5432542
258497127
Population rank 123/197 5/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$373B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 44/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 163/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$6,287
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$261B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
73.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$1,040
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 141/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$1,459
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
297,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
844 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.61
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
67.9 years
2025

Mauritania and Pakistan: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Pakistan economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Pakistan
Year GDP
Mauritania Pakistan
1960 - $3,749,265,015
1961 $159,213,430 $4,118,647,627
1962 $164,271,558 $4,310,163,797
1963 $168,186,297 $4,630,827,383
1964 $224,495,744 $5,204,955,901
1965 $255,340,475 $5,929,231,415
1966 $266,533,605 $6,561,108,778
1967 $282,615,310 $7,464,510,710
1968 $311,395,937 $8,041,999,160
1969 $295,062,308 $8,683,116,338
1970 $309,405,316 $10,027,509,450
1971 $335,568,907 $10,665,896,682
1972 $391,669,449 $9,415,016,360
1973 $493,237,876 $6,383,429,490
1974 $613,010,553 $8,899,191,919
1975 $703,377,837 $11,230,606,061
1976 $775,045,517 $13,168,080,808
1977 $799,030,017 $15,126,060,606
1978 $804,629,877 $17,811,515,152
1979 $951,900,945 $19,688,383,838
1980 $1,047,925,106 $23,654,444,444
1981 $1,105,494,682 $28,100,606,061
1982 $1,108,776,653 $30,725,971,564
1983 $1,165,171,263 $28,691,889,764
1984 $1,074,373,230 $31,151,825,467
1985 $1,009,723,326 $31,144,920,844
1986 $1,186,628,778 $31,899,070,056
1987 $1,344,664,725 $33,351,529,275
1988 $1,414,951,290 $38,472,742,808
1989 $1,450,647,019 $40,171,106,279
1990 $1,506,914,408 $40,010,423,970
1991 $2,133,692,697 $45,625,336,680
1992 $2,164,298,425 $48,884,671,947
1993 $1,847,353,211 $51,809,999,353
1994 $1,944,876,755 $52,293,470,813
1995 $2,091,726,101 $60,636,071,684
1996 $2,132,087,009 $63,320,170,084
1997 $2,071,996,564 $62,433,340,468
1998 $2,032,347,665 $62,191,955,814
1999 $1,985,922,776 $62,973,857,069
2000 $1,779,520,886 $99,484,802,345
2001 $1,746,063,558 $97,145,618,480
2002 $1,777,057,481 $97,923,302,809
2003 $2,051,147,607 $112,371,913,741
2004 $2,362,501,023 $132,216,048,339
2005 $2,936,019,526 $145,208,562,961
2006 $3,919,577,286 $161,871,385,506
2007 $4,346,212,355 $184,140,869,997
2008 $5,206,437,194 $202,203,748,584
2009 $4,714,595,548 $187,337,783,856
2010 $5,628,878,798 $196,709,621,850
2011 $6,764,627,746 $230,586,581,060
2012 $6,728,208,836 $250,106,966,105
2013 $7,223,071,097 $258,657,231,672
2014 $6,592,537,782 $271,390,474,858
2015 $6,166,863,897 $299,963,590,535
2016 $6,398,747,592 $313,630,000,130
2017 $6,800,135,898 $339,205,534,861
2018 $7,473,550,557 $356,128,166,705
2019 $7,894,764,886 $320,909,472,771
2020 $8,260,752,385 $300,425,609,818
2021 $9,222,536,364 $348,516,647,445
2022 $9,557,966,698 $374,890,295,667
2023 $10,651,709,314 $337,885,531,778
2024 $10,766,731,874 $373,071,855,732

Mauritania and Pakistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Pakistan
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Pakistan
1960 - $82
1961 $188.2 $87.8
1962 $189 $89.5
1963 $188.2 $93.7
1964 $244.3 $102.5
1965 $270 $113.6
1966 $273.6 $122.2
1967 $281.5 $135.2
1968 $301 $141.6
1969 $276.6 $148.5
1970 $281.3 $166.7
1971 $296 $172.5
1972 $335 $148.1
1973 $410 $97.5
1974 $494 $132
1975 $551 $161.7
1976 $589 $183.9
1977 $590 $204.7
1978 $578 $233.4
1979 $664 $249.2
1980 $711 $287.4
1981 $729 $328
1982 $710 $345
1983 $725 $311
1984 $650 $327
1985 $593 $317
1986 $677 $314
1987 $746 $317
1988 $762 $354
1989 $762 $358
1990 $772 $344
1991 $1,062 $380
1992 $1,036 $396
1993 $850 $408
1994 $865 $400
1995 $905 $451
1996 $904 $457
1997 $859 $438
1998 $821 $424
1999 $781 $418
2000 $681 $642
2001 $652 $610
2002 $649 $600
2003 $732 $672
2004 $824 $772
2005 $999 $828
2006 $1,301 $901
2007 $1,405 $998
2008 $1,636 $1,067
2009 $1,435 $964
2010 $1,660 $987
2011 $1,931 $1,132
2012 $1,859 $1,204
2013 $1,934 $1,225
2014 $1,713 $1,267
2015 $1,555 $1,380
2016 $1,566 $1,425
2017 $1,615 $1,519
2018 $1,723 $1,569
2019 $1,767 $1,390
2020 $1,796 $1,278
2021 $1,948 $1,455
2022 $1,960 $1,538
2023 $2,121 $1,365
2024 $2,083 $1,485

Mauritania vs. Pakistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Pakistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Pakistan
1950 38.4 34.2
1951 38.8 35.4
1952 39.2 36.5
1953 39.6 37.6
1954 40.1 38.6
1955 40.6 39.6
1956 41.1 40.6
1957 41.7 41.6
1958 42.3 42.5
1959 42.9 43.3
1960 43.6 44.1
1961 44.3 45
1962 45 45.9
1963 45.8 46.8
1964 46.6 47.8
1965 47.4 48.5
1966 48.1 49.8
1967 48.9 50.8
1968 49.5 51.6
1969 50.1 52.3
1970 50.5 52.9
1971 50.8 49
1972 51 53.8
1973 51.2 54.1
1974 51.4 54.3
1975 51.6 54.7
1976 51.8 55.1
1977 52 55.5
1978 52.3 56.1
1979 52.8 56.6
1980 53.2 57.2
1981 53.7 57.8
1982 54.2 58.3
1983 54.6 58.7
1984 55.2 58.9
1985 55.8 59.1
1986 56.3 59.2
1987 57 59.2
1988 57.5 59.4
1989 57.7 59.5
1990 58.1 59.7
1991 58.3 59.9
1992 58.6 60
1993 58.7 60.1
1994 58.8 60.2
1995 58.9 60.3
1996 58.9 60.5
1997 59.4 60.6
1998 59.9 61.1
1999 60.4 61.5
2000 61 61.9
2001 61.7 62.2
2002 62.2 62.6
2003 62.8 62.8
2004 63.4 63.1
2005 63.9 62.4
2006 64.5 63.6
2007 64.9 63.8
2008 65.2 64
2009 65.5 64.2
2010 65.7 64.4
2011 65.8 64.7
2012 65.8 64.9
2013 65.9 65.1
2014 66.2 65.4
2015 66.5 65.6
2016 66.8 65.9
2017 67.1 66.2
2018 67.4 66.5
2019 67.6 66.7
2020 66.8 65.7
2021 66.8 65.8
2022 68.3 67.4
2023 68.5 67.6
2024 68.7 67.8
2025 68.9 67.9

Mauritania and Pakistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Pakistan
Year Population
Mauritania Pakistan
1960 824,298 45,709,310
1961 846,167 46,921,277
1962 869,184 48,156,128
1963 893,423 49,447,776
1964 918,955 50,799,999
1965 945,838 52,209,010
1966 974,157 53,678,667
1967 1,003,843 55,214,768
1968 1,034,739 56,810,507
1969 1,066,754 58,460,939
1970 1,099,806 60,166,719
1971 1,133,702 61,847,899
1972 1,168,355 63,583,194
1973 1,203,838 65,461,912
1974 1,240,188 67,415,487
1975 1,277,330 69,461,175
1976 1,315,336 71,620,254
1977 1,353,768 73,901,827
1978 1,392,713 76,307,379
1979 1,432,758 78,997,039
1980 1,474,043 82,291,010
1981 1,516,877 85,802,049
1982 1,561,176 89,089,246
1983 1,606,746 92,227,711
1984 1,653,693 95,164,936
1985 1,702,107 98,229,285
1986 1,751,835 101,606,764
1987 1,803,014 105,130,717
1988 1,855,859 108,724,739
1989 1,903,048 112,336,629
1990 1,951,878 116,155,576
1991 2,009,738 120,060,406
1992 2,088,135 123,546,848
1993 2,174,328 127,020,117
1994 2,249,454 130,748,083
1995 2,312,017 134,582,253
1996 2,358,188 138,557,092
1997 2,411,306 142,531,804
1998 2,474,651 146,522,356
1999 2,541,698 150,565,377
2000 2,613,441 154,879,127
2001 2,678,760 159,270,907
2002 2,738,655 163,222,549
2003 2,802,046 167,110,248
2004 2,868,664 171,286,000
2005 2,939,059 175,453,212
2006 3,013,660 179,682,690
2007 3,093,059 184,493,231
2008 3,183,269 189,499,113
2009 3,284,448 194,376,534
2010 3,390,965 199,239,047
2011 3,502,811 203,746,065
2012 3,619,034 207,667,125
2013 3,734,318 211,073,978
2014 3,848,514 214,264,647
2015 3,965,959 217,290,883
2016 4,086,657 220,138,869
2017 4,210,600 223,273,967
2018 4,337,685 226,928,892
2019 4,467,708 230,800,899
2020 4,600,131 235,001,746
2021 4,734,874 239,477,801
2022 4,875,637 243,700,667
2023 5,022,441 247,504,495
2024 5,169,395 251,269,164

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Pakistan

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Pakistan
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Pakistan
1960 6.15 6.8
1961 6.2 6.8
1962 6.24 6.8
1963 6.31 6.8
1964 6.37 6.8
1965 6.44 6.8
1966 6.52 6.8
1967 6.57 6.8
1968 6.6 6.8
1969 6.64 6.8
1970 6.68 6.8
1971 6.7 6.8
1972 6.71 6.81
1973 6.72 6.81
1974 6.73 6.81
1975 6.71 6.81
1976 6.73 6.81
1977 6.74 6.8
1978 6.73 6.78
1979 6.7 6.76
1980 6.67 6.73
1981 6.64 6.7
1982 6.59 6.67
1983 6.54 6.64
1984 6.48 6.62
1985 6.42 6.59
1986 6.34 6.55
1987 6.27 6.52
1988 6.21 6.48
1989 6.2 6.43
1990 6.18 6.36
1991 6.16 6.29
1992 6.13 6.21
1993 6.09 6.11
1994 6.06 6.01
1995 5.96 5.89
1996 5.86 5.77
1997 5.74 5.64
1998 5.62 5.51
1999 5.52 5.46
2000 5.46 5.35
2001 5.41 5.18
2002 5.37 5.01
2003 5.36 4.89
2004 5.37 4.68
2005 5.38 4.6
2006 5.4 4.59
2007 5.43 4.55
2008 5.44 4.51
2009 5.41 4.47
2010 5.38 4.4
2011 5.38 4.31
2012 5.35 4.2
2013 5.32 4.13
2014 5.26 4.06
2015 5.21 3.99
2016 5.16 3.9
2017 5.11 3.9
2018 5.04 3.86
2019 4.98 3.81
2020 4.91 3.77
2021 4.85 3.72
2022 4.77 3.66
2023 4.7 3.61

Mauritania and Pakistan demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Pakistan
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Pakistan
1960 18.8 19.1
1961 18.8 19.1
1962 18.8 19
1963 18.8 19
1964 18.8 18.9
1965 18.7 18.8
1966 18.6 18.7
1967 18.5 18.6
1968 18.4 18.5
1969 18.3 18.4
1970 18.1 18.2
1971 17.9 18.1
1972 17.7 18
1973 17.6 18
1974 17.4 17.9
1975 17.3 17.9
1976 17.2 17.9
1977 17.1 17.9
1978 17.1 18
1979 17 18
1980 17 18.2
1981 17 18.3
1982 17 18.4
1983 17 18.4
1984 17 18.3
1985 17 18.2
1986 17 18.2
1987 17.1 18.1
1988 17.1 18.1
1989 17.1 18
1990 17.1 18
1991 17.2 18
1992 17.3 17.9
1993 17.6 17.8
1994 17.6 17.8
1995 17.6 17.8
1996 17.5 17.8
1997 17.5 17.8
1998 17.5 17.9
1999 17.6 18
2000 17.7 18.1
2001 17.7 18.3
2002 17.7 18.4
2003 17.7 18.5
2004 17.7 18.7
2005 17.7 18.9
2006 17.6 19
2007 17.6 19.2
2008 17.7 19.4
2009 17.8 19.6
2010 17.8 19.8
2011 17.9 19.9
2012 17.8 20
2013 17.8 20.1
2014 17.8 20.2
2015 17.8 20.3
2016 17.8 20.3
2017 17.8 20.4
2018 17.8 20.5
2019 17.9 20.7
2020 17.9 20.9
2021 18 21
2022 18.1 21.2
2023 18.2 21.3
2024 18.4 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Pakistan
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$360B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
1.95%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
2.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
943,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-5.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
6.34%
2021
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
50.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
20%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
25.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
4.2%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
530
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$52.1B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$18.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$34.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
966,000
2012
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
2.8%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
27.3%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Pakistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
471 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
200.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.81 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
63.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
41.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.25%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
39.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
606 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
28.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
20%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
15.6%
2022
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
95.6%
2023

Society

Mauritania Pakistan
% of world population
0.06%
2024
3.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-1,401,173
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
38.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
29
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
4.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
45
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
58.9%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
48.9%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
27.4%
2023

Health

Mauritania Pakistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$38.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$18.4
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
67.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
13.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.08
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
22.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
58.5
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
31.4%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
2
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
18.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.08 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Pakistan
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
1,185 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
138,977 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
13,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
164,151 mi
2025

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