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Mauritania vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 28th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Palau
Population
5432542
17663
Population rank 123/197 194/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 152/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 157/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$936
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 144/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Mauritania and Palau: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Palau economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Palau
Year GDP
Mauritania Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $335,568,907 $12,706,874
1972 $391,669,449 $13,956,474
1973 $493,237,876 $15,331,889
1974 $613,010,553 $16,848,759
1975 $703,377,837 $18,521,112
1976 $775,045,517 $20,364,420
1977 $799,030,017 $22,308,104
1978 $804,629,877 $24,530,015
1979 $951,900,945 $27,004,251
1980 $1,047,925,106 $29,728,054
1981 $1,105,494,682 $32,726,594
1982 $1,108,776,653 $36,027,583
1983 $1,165,171,263 $39,661,530
1984 $1,074,373,230 $44,814,259
1985 $1,009,723,326 $51,030,637
1986 $1,186,628,778 $58,109,314
1987 $1,344,664,725 $66,169,905
1988 $1,414,951,290 $75,348,615
1989 $1,450,647,019 $85,800,543
1990 $1,506,914,408 $97,702,303
1991 $2,133,692,697 $106,555,300
1992 $2,164,298,425 $104,771,300
1993 $1,847,353,211 $96,455,700
1994 $1,944,876,755 $106,138,500
1995 $2,091,726,101 $121,018,500
1996 $2,132,087,009 $137,494,600
1997 $2,071,996,564 $143,860,800
1998 $2,032,347,665 $149,079,600
1999 $1,985,922,776 $144,206,500
2000 $1,779,520,886 $149,535,800
2001 $1,746,063,558 $159,453,500
2002 $1,777,057,481 $162,665,500
2003 $2,051,147,607 $154,559,900
2004 $2,362,501,023 $166,391,600
2005 $2,936,019,526 $191,048,400
2006 $3,919,577,286 $193,679,700
2007 $4,346,212,355 $200,903,600
2008 $5,206,437,194 $201,167,300
2009 $4,714,595,548 $189,998,000
2010 $5,628,878,798 $188,174,300
2011 $6,764,627,746 $198,873,900
2012 $6,728,208,836 $215,762,400
2013 $7,223,071,097 $225,345,700
2014 $6,592,537,782 $243,156,500
2015 $6,166,863,897 $278,824,800
2016 $6,398,747,592 $298,323,500
2017 $6,800,135,898 $285,600,000
2018 $7,473,550,557 $288,546,300
2019 $7,894,764,886 $281,941,600
2020 $8,260,752,385 $258,990,800
2021 $9,222,536,364 $235,752,900
2022 $9,557,966,698 $255,591,100
2023 $10,651,709,314 $281,849,100
2024 $10,766,731,874 -

Mauritania and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $296 $1,081
1972 $335 $1,145
1973 $410 $1,221
1974 $494 $1,328
1975 $551 $1,464
1976 $589 $1,616
1977 $590 $1,781
1978 $578 $1,972
1979 $664 $2,189
1980 $711 $2,423
1981 $729 $2,639
1982 $710 $2,838
1983 $725 $3,049
1984 $650 $3,360
1985 $593 $3,728
1986 $677 $4,144
1987 $746 $4,616
1988 $762 $5,145
1989 $762 $5,741
1990 $772 $6,403
1991 $1,062 $6,824
1992 $1,036 $6,553
1993 $850 $5,892
1994 $865 $6,329
1995 $905 $7,038
1996 $904 $7,788
1997 $859 $7,945
1998 $821 $8,048
1999 $781 $7,630
2000 $681 $7,797
2001 $652 $8,240
2002 $649 $8,341
2003 $732 $7,862
2004 $824 $8,395
2005 $999 $9,640
2006 $1,301 $9,885
2007 $1,405 $10,408
2008 $1,636 $10,583
2009 $1,435 $10,155
2010 $1,660 $10,229
2011 $1,931 $11,001
2012 $1,859 $12,145
2013 $1,934 $12,769
2014 $1,713 $13,726
2015 $1,555 $15,691
2016 $1,566 $16,763
2017 $1,615 $16,034
2018 $1,723 $16,198
2019 $1,767 $15,841
2020 $1,796 $14,557
2021 $1,948 $13,257
2022 $1,960 $14,392
2023 $2,121 $15,899
2024 $2,083 -

Mauritania vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Palau
1950 38.4 52.7
1951 38.8 52.9
1952 39.2 53.1
1953 39.6 53.3
1954 40.1 53.5
1955 40.6 53.7
1956 41.1 53.9
1957 41.7 54.1
1958 42.3 54.4
1959 42.9 54.6
1960 43.6 54.9
1961 44.3 55.1
1962 45 55.4
1963 45.8 55.6
1964 46.6 55.8
1965 47.4 55.9
1966 48.1 56.2
1967 48.9 56.5
1968 49.5 56.9
1969 50.1 57.3
1970 50.5 57.7
1971 50.8 58.1
1972 51 58.6
1973 51.2 59
1974 51.4 59.5
1975 51.6 60
1976 51.8 60.5
1977 52 60.9
1978 52.3 61.3
1979 52.8 61.6
1980 53.2 61.9
1981 53.7 62.1
1982 54.2 62.3
1983 54.6 62.5
1984 55.2 62.6
1985 55.8 62.7
1986 56.3 62.8
1987 57 62.8
1988 57.5 62.8
1989 57.7 62.8
1990 58.1 62.8
1991 58.3 62.8
1992 58.6 62.9
1993 58.7 63
1994 58.8 63.1
1995 58.9 63.3
1996 58.9 63.5
1997 59.4 63.7
1998 59.9 64
1999 60.4 64.2
2000 61 64.5
2001 61.7 64.8
2002 62.2 65.1
2003 62.8 65.4
2004 63.4 65.8
2005 63.9 66.2
2006 64.5 66.6
2007 64.9 67.1
2008 65.2 67.6
2009 65.5 68
2010 65.7 68.3
2011 65.8 68.6
2012 65.8 68.9
2013 65.9 69
2014 66.2 69.1
2015 66.5 69.1
2016 66.8 69
2017 67.1 69
2018 67.4 69
2019 67.6 69
2020 66.8 68.7
2021 66.8 68.6
2022 68.3 68.9
2023 68.5 69.3
2024 68.7 69.4
2025 68.9 69.5

Mauritania and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Palau
Year Population
Mauritania Palau
1960 824,298 9,328
1961 846,167 9,555
1962 869,184 9,793
1963 893,423 10,037
1964 918,955 10,292
1965 945,838 10,547
1966 974,157 10,805
1967 1,003,843 10,988
1968 1,034,739 11,080
1969 1,066,754 11,159
1970 1,099,806 11,368
1971 1,133,702 11,759
1972 1,168,355 12,194
1973 1,203,838 12,552
1974 1,240,188 12,687
1975 1,277,330 12,655
1976 1,315,336 12,598
1977 1,353,768 12,525
1978 1,392,713 12,440
1979 1,432,758 12,337
1980 1,474,043 12,271
1981 1,516,877 12,402
1982 1,561,176 12,694
1983 1,606,746 13,006
1984 1,653,693 13,337
1985 1,702,107 13,688
1986 1,751,835 14,024
1987 1,803,014 14,334
1988 1,855,859 14,645
1989 1,903,048 14,945
1990 1,951,878 15,259
1991 2,009,738 15,614
1992 2,088,135 15,989
1993 2,174,328 16,372
1994 2,249,454 16,770
1995 2,312,017 17,195
1996 2,358,188 17,654
1997 2,411,306 18,108
1998 2,474,651 18,524
1999 2,541,698 18,901
2000 2,613,441 19,178
2001 2,678,760 19,352
2002 2,738,655 19,503
2003 2,802,046 19,659
2004 2,868,664 19,820
2005 2,939,059 19,819
2006 3,013,660 19,593
2007 3,093,059 19,302
2008 3,183,269 19,009
2009 3,284,448 18,709
2010 3,390,965 18,396
2011 3,502,811 18,078
2012 3,619,034 17,765
2013 3,734,318 17,648
2014 3,848,514 17,715
2015 3,965,959 17,770
2016 4,086,657 17,797
2017 4,210,600 17,812
2018 4,337,685 17,814
2019 4,467,708 17,798
2020 4,600,131 17,792
2021 4,734,874 17,783
2022 4,875,637 17,759
2023 5,022,441 17,727
2024 5,169,395 17,695

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Palau

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Palau
1960 6.15 7.19
1961 6.2 7.17
1962 6.24 7.15
1963 6.31 7.12
1964 6.37 7.08
1965 6.44 7.01
1966 6.52 6.93
1967 6.57 6.84
1968 6.6 6.71
1969 6.64 6.58
1970 6.68 6.39
1971 6.7 6.16
1972 6.71 5.9
1973 6.72 5.59
1974 6.73 5.26
1975 6.71 4.9
1976 6.73 4.53
1977 6.74 4.09
1978 6.73 3.74
1979 6.7 3.49
1980 6.67 3.35
1981 6.64 3.28
1982 6.59 3.22
1983 6.54 3.14
1984 6.48 3.08
1985 6.42 3.01
1986 6.34 2.98
1987 6.27 2.93
1988 6.21 2.91
1989 6.2 2.92
1990 6.18 2.88
1991 6.16 2.74
1992 6.13 2.71
1993 6.09 2.73
1994 6.06 2.66
1995 5.96 2.55
1996 5.86 2.39
1997 5.74 2.19
1998 5.62 2.01
1999 5.52 1.91
2000 5.46 1.82
2001 5.41 1.87
2002 5.37 1.92
2003 5.36 1.96
2004 5.37 1.99
2005 5.38 2.02
2006 5.4 2
2007 5.43 1.97
2008 5.44 1.95
2009 5.41 1.94
2010 5.38 1.94
2011 5.38 1.97
2012 5.35 2.01
2013 5.32 2.05
2014 5.26 2.03
2015 5.21 2
2016 5.16 2.06
2017 5.11 2.02
2018 5.04 1.97
2019 4.98 1.98
2020 4.91 1.97
2021 4.85 1.95
2022 4.77 1.93
2023 4.7 1.91

Mauritania and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Palau
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Palau
1960 18.8 16.7
1961 18.8 16.1
1962 18.8 15.5
1963 18.8 15.1
1964 18.8 15
1965 18.7 14.9
1966 18.6 14.9
1967 18.5 15.2
1968 18.4 15.7
1969 18.3 16.1
1970 18.1 16.5
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.7 16.6
1973 17.6 16.8
1974 17.4 17.1
1975 17.3 17.4
1976 17.2 17.8
1977 17.1 18.1
1978 17.1 18.3
1979 17 18.6
1980 17 18.9
1981 17 19.3
1982 17 19.9
1983 17 20.5
1984 17 21.1
1985 17 21.6
1986 17 22.2
1987 17.1 23.1
1988 17.1 24
1989 17.1 24.9
1990 17.1 25.6
1991 17.2 26
1992 17.3 26.4
1993 17.6 26.9
1994 17.6 27.4
1995 17.6 27.8
1996 17.5 28.3
1997 17.5 28.8
1998 17.5 29.4
1999 17.6 30.2
2000 17.7 30.8
2001 17.7 31.2
2002 17.7 31.5
2003 17.7 31.8
2004 17.7 32
2005 17.7 32.3
2006 17.6 32.7
2007 17.6 33.1
2008 17.7 33.5
2009 17.8 33.9
2010 17.8 34.2
2011 17.9 34.6
2012 17.8 35
2013 17.8 35.3
2014 17.8 35.6
2015 17.8 36
2016 17.8 36.3
2017 17.8 36.7
2018 17.8 37
2019 17.9 37.4
2020 17.9 37.8
2021 18 38.1
2022 18.1 38.5
2023 18.2 38.8
2024 18.4 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Palau
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
14
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
65
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
4%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Mauritania Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mauritania Palau
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
n/a

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