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Mauritania vs Peru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 34.2M in Peru (ranked 48/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 494,211 sq mi for Peru (ranked 28th vs. 19th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Peru
Population
5432542
34854181
Population rank 123/197 48/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$289B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 49/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$8,452
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 93/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$17,802
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$94.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$2,770
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 106/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$6,804
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
494,211 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Mauritania and Peru: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Peru economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Peru
Year GDP
Mauritania Peru
1960 - $2,571,986,572
1961 $159,213,430 $2,897,852,693
1962 $164,271,558 $3,284,322,201
1963 $168,186,297 $3,598,272,493
1964 $224,495,744 $4,353,664,867
1965 $255,340,475 $5,163,008,077
1966 $266,533,605 $6,109,048,737
1967 $282,615,310 $6,194,340,080
1968 $311,395,937 $5,736,083,835
1969 $295,062,308 $6,420,909,790
1970 $309,405,316 $7,432,223,177
1971 $335,568,907 $8,289,582,884
1972 $391,669,449 $9,189,413,409
1973 $493,237,876 $10,994,381,895
1974 $613,010,553 $13,858,441,211
1975 $703,377,837 $16,931,162,355
1976 $775,045,517 $16,131,958,851
1977 $799,030,017 $14,544,913,961
1978 $804,629,877 $12,491,876,743
1979 $951,900,945 $15,954,012,439
1980 $1,047,925,106 $18,136,838,538
1981 $1,105,494,682 $21,648,214,893
1982 $1,108,776,653 $21,794,535,621
1983 $1,165,171,263 $17,345,260,564
1984 $1,074,373,230 $17,600,400,385
1985 $1,009,723,326 $15,078,736,875
1986 $1,186,628,778 $21,859,448,586
1987 $1,344,664,725 $36,889,706,593
1988 $1,414,951,290 $15,439,408,447
1989 $1,450,647,019 $22,499,558,526
1990 $1,506,914,408 $26,410,386,963
1991 $2,133,692,697 $34,341,465,998
1992 $2,164,298,425 $35,966,302,303
1993 $1,847,353,211 $34,832,077,221
1994 $1,944,876,755 $44,882,079,767
1995 $2,091,726,101 $53,312,793,687
1996 $2,132,087,009 $55,252,414,130
1997 $2,071,996,564 $58,147,522,523
1998 $2,032,347,665 $55,501,467,877
1999 $1,985,922,776 $50,187,324,568
2000 $1,779,520,886 $51,744,749,133
2001 $1,746,063,558 $52,030,158,775
2002 $1,777,057,481 $54,777,553,515
2003 $2,051,147,607 $58,731,030,122
2004 $2,362,501,023 $66,768,703,498
2005 $2,936,019,526 $76,060,606,061
2006 $3,919,577,286 $88,643,193,062
2007 $4,346,212,355 $102,170,981,144
2008 $5,206,437,194 $120,550,599,815
2009 $4,714,595,548 $120,822,986,521
2010 $5,628,878,798 $147,527,631,521
2011 $6,764,627,746 $171,761,737,047
2012 $6,728,208,836 $192,650,021,649
2013 $7,223,071,097 $201,175,543,571
2014 $6,592,537,782 $200,786,250,583
2015 $6,166,863,897 $189,802,976,286
2016 $6,398,747,592 $191,898,104,390
2017 $6,800,135,898 $211,007,984,081
2018 $7,473,550,557 $222,597,009,739
2019 $7,894,764,886 $228,346,006,004
2020 $8,260,752,385 $201,409,694,756
2021 $9,222,536,364 $226,328,766,460
2022 $9,557,966,698 $246,065,570,308
2023 $10,651,709,314 $266,958,720,838
2024 $10,766,731,874 $289,221,969,060

Mauritania and Peru economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Peru
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Peru
1960 - $252.8
1961 $188.2 $276.6
1962 $189 $305
1963 $188.2 $324
1964 $244.3 $381
1965 $270 $439
1966 $273.6 $505
1967 $281.5 $498
1968 $301 $448
1969 $276.6 $488
1970 $281.3 $550
1971 $296 $599
1972 $335 $647
1973 $410 $754
1974 $494 $927
1975 $551 $1,104
1976 $589 $1,026
1977 $590 $903
1978 $578 $756
1979 $664 $942
1980 $711 $1,045
1981 $729 $1,216
1982 $710 $1,194
1983 $725 $927
1984 $650 $918
1985 $593 $767
1986 $677 $1,087
1987 $746 $1,792
1988 $762 $733
1989 $762 $1,045
1990 $772 $1,200
1991 $1,062 $1,527
1992 $1,036 $1,567
1993 $850 $1,488
1994 $865 $1,879
1995 $905 $2,190
1996 $904 $2,227
1997 $859 $2,301
1998 $821 $2,156
1999 $781 $1,917
2000 $681 $1,945
2001 $652 $1,930
2002 $649 $2,007
2003 $732 $2,129
2004 $824 $2,397
2005 $999 $2,707
2006 $1,301 $3,130
2007 $1,405 $3,581
2008 $1,636 $4,198
2009 $1,435 $4,181
2010 $1,660 $5,072
2011 $1,931 $5,861
2012 $1,859 $6,519
2013 $1,934 $6,747
2014 $1,713 $6,667
2015 $1,555 $6,232
2016 $1,566 $6,217
2017 $1,615 $6,736
2018 $1,723 $6,978
2019 $1,767 $7,037
2020 $1,796 $6,133
2021 $1,948 $6,826
2022 $1,960 $7,351
2023 $2,121 $7,888
2024 $2,083 $8,452

Mauritania vs. Peru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Peru
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Peru
1950 38.4 46
1951 38.8 46.5
1952 39.2 46.8
1953 39.6 47.1
1954 40.1 47.5
1955 40.6 47.9
1956 41.1 48.4
1957 41.7 48.9
1958 42.3 49.5
1959 42.9 50
1960 43.6 50.6
1961 44.3 51.2
1962 45 51.5
1963 45.8 52.6
1964 46.6 53.3
1965 47.4 53.9
1966 48.1 54.4
1967 48.9 54.9
1968 49.5 55.4
1969 50.1 55.8
1970 50.5 47.7
1971 50.8 56.5
1972 51 57
1973 51.2 57.3
1974 51.4 57.8
1975 51.6 58.2
1976 51.8 58.6
1977 52 58.9
1978 52.3 59.3
1979 52.8 59.6
1980 53.2 60
1981 53.7 60.3
1982 54.2 60.6
1983 54.6 60.8
1984 55.2 61.1
1985 55.8 61.7
1986 56.3 62.2
1987 57 62.5
1988 57.5 63
1989 57.7 63.4
1990 58.1 64
1991 58.3 64.2
1992 58.6 65
1993 58.7 65.7
1994 58.8 66.5
1995 58.9 67.2
1996 58.9 67.8
1997 59.4 68.3
1998 59.9 68.7
1999 60.4 69.3
2000 61 69.8
2001 61.7 70.3
2002 62.2 70.8
2003 62.8 71.3
2004 63.4 71.4
2005 63.9 72
2006 64.5 72.3
2007 64.9 72.7
2008 65.2 72.7
2009 65.5 72.6
2010 65.7 72.9
2011 65.8 73.3
2012 65.8 74
2013 65.9 74.6
2014 66.2 75.3
2015 66.5 75.7
2016 66.8 76
2017 67.1 76
2018 67.4 76
2019 67.6 76.3
2020 66.8 73.8
2021 66.8 71.6
2022 68.3 76.8
2023 68.5 77.7
2024 68.7 77.9
2025 68.9 78.1

Mauritania and Peru population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Peru
Year Population
Mauritania Peru
1960 824,298 10,174,127
1961 846,167 10,475,123
1962 869,184 10,784,612
1963 893,423 11,102,099
1964 918,955 11,427,978
1965 945,838 11,761,085
1966 974,157 12,101,297
1967 1,003,843 12,448,814
1968 1,034,739 12,803,993
1969 1,066,754 13,166,767
1970 1,099,806 13,501,237
1971 1,133,702 13,838,067
1972 1,168,355 14,210,147
1973 1,203,838 14,582,867
1974 1,240,188 14,956,552
1975 1,277,330 15,333,957
1976 1,315,336 15,716,809
1977 1,353,768 16,109,806
1978 1,392,713 16,516,059
1979 1,432,758 16,933,139
1980 1,474,043 17,360,949
1981 1,516,877 17,798,805
1982 1,561,176 18,246,503
1983 1,606,746 18,705,957
1984 1,653,693 19,174,716
1985 1,702,107 19,648,204
1986 1,751,835 20,117,122
1987 1,803,014 20,582,320
1988 1,855,859 21,054,702
1989 1,903,048 21,532,589
1990 1,951,878 22,014,771
1991 2,009,738 22,483,775
1992 2,088,135 22,946,340
1993 2,174,328 23,413,783
1994 2,249,454 23,881,493
1995 2,312,017 24,348,919
1996 2,358,188 24,811,171
1997 2,411,306 25,274,147
1998 2,474,651 25,738,095
1999 2,541,698 26,186,504
2000 2,613,441 26,598,331
2001 2,678,760 26,964,601
2002 2,738,655 27,288,217
2003 2,802,046 27,580,490
2004 2,868,664 27,852,190
2005 2,939,059 28,101,180
2006 3,013,660 28,324,491
2007 3,093,059 28,530,699
2008 3,183,269 28,719,041
2009 3,284,448 28,896,811
2010 3,390,965 29,086,019
2011 3,502,811 29,304,086
2012 3,619,034 29,550,366
2013 3,734,318 29,817,919
2014 3,848,514 30,115,826
2015 3,965,959 30,457,600
2016 4,086,657 30,866,494
2017 4,210,600 31,324,637
2018 4,337,685 31,897,584
2019 4,467,708 32,449,303
2020 4,600,131 32,838,579
2021 4,734,874 33,155,882
2022 4,875,637 33,475,438
2023 5,022,441 33,845,617
2024 5,169,395 34,217,848

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Peru

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Peru
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Peru
1960 6.15 6.94
1961 6.2 6.92
1962 6.24 6.9
1963 6.31 6.86
1964 6.37 6.81
1965 6.44 6.75
1966 6.52 6.68
1967 6.57 6.6
1968 6.6 6.51
1969 6.64 6.42
1970 6.68 6.32
1971 6.7 6.21
1972 6.71 6.09
1973 6.72 5.97
1974 6.73 5.84
1975 6.71 5.71
1976 6.73 5.58
1977 6.74 5.44
1978 6.73 5.31
1979 6.7 5.17
1980 6.67 5.04
1981 6.64 4.92
1982 6.59 4.8
1983 6.54 4.68
1984 6.48 4.57
1985 6.42 4.46
1986 6.34 4.35
1987 6.27 4.25
1988 6.21 4.14
1989 6.2 4.03
1990 6.18 3.91
1991 6.16 3.79
1992 6.13 3.67
1993 6.09 3.55
1994 6.06 3.43
1995 5.96 3.32
1996 5.86 3.2
1997 5.74 3.1
1998 5.62 3
1999 5.52 2.92
2000 5.46 2.85
2001 5.41 2.74
2002 5.37 2.69
2003 5.36 2.66
2004 5.37 2.67
2005 5.38 2.64
2006 5.4 2.62
2007 5.43 2.58
2008 5.44 2.53
2009 5.41 2.48
2010 5.38 2.42
2011 5.38 2.41
2012 5.35 2.36
2013 5.32 2.32
2014 5.26 2.27
2015 5.21 2.23
2016 5.16 2.19
2017 5.11 2.15
2018 5.04 2.12
2019 4.98 2.09
2020 4.91 2.06
2021 4.85 2.03
2022 4.77 2
2023 4.7 1.98

Mauritania and Peru demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Peru
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Peru
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.8 18.1
1962 18.8 18
1963 18.8 17.9
1964 18.8 17.9
1965 18.7 17.9
1966 18.6 17.9
1967 18.5 17.9
1968 18.4 17.9
1969 18.3 17.9
1970 18.1 17.9
1971 17.9 17.9
1972 17.7 18
1973 17.6 18
1974 17.4 18.1
1975 17.3 18.1
1976 17.2 18.2
1977 17.1 18.2
1978 17.1 18.3
1979 17 18.4
1980 17 18.5
1981 17 18.6
1982 17 18.7
1983 17 18.8
1984 17 18.9
1985 17 19.1
1986 17 19.2
1987 17.1 19.3
1988 17.1 19.5
1989 17.1 19.6
1990 17.1 19.8
1991 17.2 20
1992 17.3 20.2
1993 17.6 20.4
1994 17.6 20.7
1995 17.6 20.9
1996 17.5 21.2
1997 17.5 21.5
1998 17.5 21.8
1999 17.6 22.1
2000 17.7 22.5
2001 17.7 22.8
2002 17.7 23.2
2003 17.7 23.5
2004 17.7 23.9
2005 17.7 24.2
2006 17.6 24.6
2007 17.6 25
2008 17.7 25.4
2009 17.8 25.8
2010 17.8 26.3
2011 17.9 26.7
2012 17.8 27.1
2013 17.8 27.4
2014 17.8 27.8
2015 17.8 28.1
2016 17.8 28.4
2017 17.8 28.6
2018 17.8 28.9
2019 17.9 29.2
2020 17.9 29.5
2021 18 29.8
2022 18.1 30.1
2023 18.2 30.5
2024 18.4 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Peru
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$256B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
4.24%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
1.12%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
158,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-2.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
5.2%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
52.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
32.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
65.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
30.3%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
176
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$82.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$79.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$4.93B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
1,119,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
2.2%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
59.3%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Peru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
827 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
58.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
1.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
76.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
30.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
10.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,588 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
61.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
49.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
96.2%
2023

Society

Mauritania Peru
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+18,406
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
79.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
53
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
8.46
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
13.6
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
93.7%
2024
English speaking
4%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
82%
2024

Health

Mauritania Peru
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$446
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$120.3
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.62
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
51
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
15.8
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
28.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
7.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
6.45 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Peru
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.86%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
14,443 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
94,153 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
277,267 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
109,106 mi
2021

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