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Mauritania vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 28th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Qatar
Population
5432542
2964497
Population rank 123/197 137/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Mauritania and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Qatar
Year GDP
Mauritania Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $335,568,907 $387,703,106
1972 $391,669,449 $510,262,500
1973 $493,237,876 $793,885,560
1974 $613,010,553 $2,401,403,227
1975 $703,377,837 $2,512,773,166
1976 $775,045,517 $3,284,273,987
1977 $799,030,017 $3,617,564,638
1978 $804,629,877 $4,052,000,413
1979 $951,900,945 $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,047,925,106 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,105,494,682 $8,661,263,764
1982 $1,108,776,653 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,165,171,263 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,074,373,230 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,009,723,326 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,186,628,778 $5,053,021,951
1987 $1,344,664,725 $5,446,428,681
1988 $1,414,951,290 $6,038,187,033
1989 $1,450,647,019 $6,487,912,088
1990 $1,506,914,408 $7,360,439,423
1991 $2,133,692,697 $6,883,516,484
1992 $2,164,298,425 $7,646,153,984
1993 $1,847,353,211 $7,156,593,654
1994 $1,944,876,755 $7,374,450,769
1995 $2,091,726,101 $8,137,911,978
1996 $2,132,087,009 $9,059,340,385
1997 $2,071,996,564 $11,297,802,115
1998 $2,032,347,665 $10,255,495,027
1999 $1,985,922,776 $12,393,131,868
2000 $1,779,520,886 $17,759,890,110
2001 $1,746,063,558 $17,538,461,538
2002 $1,777,057,481 $19,363,736,264
2003 $2,051,147,607 $23,533,791,209
2004 $2,362,501,023 $31,734,065,934
2005 $2,936,019,526 $44,530,494,505
2006 $3,919,577,286 $60,882,142,857
2007 $4,346,212,355 $79,712,087,912
2008 $5,206,437,194 $115,270,054,945
2009 $4,714,595,548 $97,798,351,648
2010 $5,628,878,798 $125,122,306,346
2011 $6,764,627,746 $167,775,268,626
2012 $6,728,208,836 $186,833,502,363
2013 $7,223,071,097 $198,727,642,967
2014 $6,592,537,782 $206,224,598,571
2015 $6,166,863,897 $161,739,955,577
2016 $6,398,747,592 $151,732,181,868
2017 $6,800,135,898 $161,099,122,225
2018 $7,473,550,557 $183,334,953,819
2019 $7,894,764,886 $176,371,267,692
2020 $8,260,752,385 $144,411,363,352
2021 $9,222,536,364 $179,732,009,560
2022 $9,557,966,698 $235,709,325,714
2023 $10,651,709,314 $213,002,809,341
2024 $10,766,731,874 $217,982,967,033

Mauritania and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $296 $2,952
1972 $335 $3,483
1973 $410 $4,905
1974 $494 $13,540
1975 $551 $13,014
1976 $589 $15,710
1977 $590 $16,058
1978 $578 $16,757
1979 $664 $21,777
1980 $711 $28,375
1981 $729 $29,505
1982 $710 $24,385
1983 $725 $19,616
1984 $650 $19,272
1985 $593 $16,815
1986 $677 $13,213
1987 $746 $13,719
1988 $762 $14,682
1989 $762 $15,243
1990 $772 $16,722
1991 $1,062 $15,133
1992 $1,036 $16,280
1993 $850 $14,770
1994 $865 $14,765
1995 $905 $15,823
1996 $904 $17,125
1997 $859 $20,523
1998 $821 $17,665
1999 $781 $20,234
2000 $681 $27,535
2001 $652 $25,871
2002 $649 $27,227
2003 $732 $31,602
2004 $824 $41,036
2005 $999 $53,950
2006 $1,301 $62,582
2007 $1,405 $65,954
2008 $1,636 $80,781
2009 $1,435 $60,786
2010 $1,660 $77,387
2011 $1,931 $103,262
2012 $1,859 $108,470
2013 $1,934 $103,697
2014 $1,713 $95,841
2015 $1,555 $68,985
2016 $1,566 $61,254
2017 $1,615 $63,280
2018 $1,723 $71,040
2019 $1,767 $66,841
2020 $1,796 $51,684
2021 $1,948 $71,752
2022 $1,960 $88,701
2023 $2,121 $80,196
2024 $2,083 $76,276

Mauritania vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Qatar
1950 38.4 50.8
1951 38.8 51.5
1952 39.2 52.1
1953 39.6 52.8
1954 40.1 53.5
1955 40.6 54.2
1956 41.1 54.9
1957 41.7 55.6
1958 42.3 56.3
1959 42.9 57
1960 43.6 57.8
1961 44.3 58.5
1962 45 59.2
1963 45.8 60
1964 46.6 60.7
1965 47.4 61.4
1966 48.1 62.2
1967 48.9 62.9
1968 49.5 63.6
1969 50.1 64.2
1970 50.5 64.9
1971 50.8 65.5
1972 51 66.1
1973 51.2 66.6
1974 51.4 67.2
1975 51.6 67.7
1976 51.8 68.2
1977 52 68.6
1978 52.3 69.1
1979 52.8 69.5
1980 53.2 69.9
1981 53.7 70.3
1982 54.2 70.7
1983 54.6 71.1
1984 55.2 71.5
1985 55.8 71.8
1986 56.3 72.2
1987 57 72.5
1988 57.5 72.8
1989 57.7 73.1
1990 58.1 73.4
1991 58.3 73.7
1992 58.6 73.9
1993 58.7 74.1
1994 58.8 74.2
1995 58.9 74.4
1996 58.9 74.6
1997 59.4 74.7
1998 59.9 74.9
1999 60.4 75
2000 61 75.3
2001 61.7 75.5
2002 62.2 75.8
2003 62.8 76.1
2004 63.4 76.5
2005 63.9 76.9
2006 64.5 77.3
2007 64.9 77.7
2008 65.2 78.3
2009 65.5 78.8
2010 65.7 79.4
2011 65.8 80
2012 65.8 80.5
2013 65.9 81
2014 66.2 81.4
2015 66.5 81.8
2016 66.8 82.1
2017 67.1 82.5
2018 67.4 82.7
2019 67.6 82.9
2020 66.8 80.4
2021 66.8 81.1
2022 68.3 81.9
2023 68.5 82.4
2024 68.7 82.5
2025 68.9 82.7

Mauritania and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Qatar
Year Population
Mauritania Qatar
1960 824,298 36,010
1961 846,167 39,680
1962 869,184 44,630
1963 893,423 50,380
1964 918,955 56,867
1965 945,838 64,065
1966 974,157 72,192
1967 1,003,843 81,439
1968 1,034,739 91,749
1969 1,066,754 103,025
1970 1,099,806 116,350
1971 1,133,702 131,346
1972 1,168,355 146,506
1973 1,203,838 161,841
1974 1,240,188 177,362
1975 1,277,330 193,087
1976 1,315,336 209,052
1977 1,353,768 225,285
1978 1,392,713 241,808
1979 1,432,758 258,670
1980 1,474,043 275,913
1981 1,516,877 293,553
1982 1,561,176 311,537
1983 1,606,746 329,709
1984 1,653,693 347,878
1985 1,702,107 365,940
1986 1,751,835 382,422
1987 1,803,014 397,005
1988 1,855,859 411,264
1989 1,903,048 425,646
1990 1,951,878 440,175
1991 2,009,738 454,853
1992 2,088,135 469,657
1993 2,174,328 484,545
1994 2,249,454 499,459
1995 2,312,017 514,325
1996 2,358,188 529,019
1997 2,411,306 550,500
1998 2,474,651 580,540
1999 2,541,698 612,500
2000 2,613,441 644,989
2001 2,678,760 677,925
2002 2,738,655 711,205
2003 2,802,046 744,682
2004 2,868,664 773,332
2005 2,939,059 825,408
2006 3,013,660 972,831
2007 3,093,059 1,208,595
2008 3,183,269 1,426,938
2009 3,284,448 1,608,903
2010 3,390,965 1,616,832
2011 3,502,811 1,624,761
2012 3,619,034 1,722,438
2013 3,734,318 1,916,426
2014 3,848,514 2,151,745
2015 3,965,959 2,344,557
2016 4,086,657 2,477,113
2017 4,210,600 2,545,820
2018 4,337,685 2,580,734
2019 4,467,708 2,638,657
2020 4,600,131 2,794,148
2021 4,734,874 2,504,910
2022 4,875,637 2,657,333
2023 5,022,441 2,656,032
2024 5,169,395 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Qatar

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Qatar
1960 6.15 6.53
1961 6.2 6.53
1962 6.24 6.53
1963 6.31 6.53
1964 6.37 6.53
1965 6.44 6.53
1966 6.52 6.52
1967 6.57 6.46
1968 6.6 6.39
1969 6.64 6.31
1970 6.68 6.23
1971 6.7 6.15
1972 6.71 6.07
1973 6.72 6.01
1974 6.73 5.94
1975 6.71 5.86
1976 6.73 5.78
1977 6.74 5.69
1978 6.73 5.58
1979 6.7 5.46
1980 6.67 5.33
1981 6.64 5.2
1982 6.59 5.04
1983 6.54 4.9
1984 6.48 4.76
1985 6.42 4.64
1986 6.34 4.57
1987 6.27 4.54
1988 6.21 4.51
1989 6.2 4.41
1990 6.18 4.23
1991 6.16 3.99
1992 6.13 3.85
1993 6.09 3.77
1994 6.06 3.67
1995 5.96 3.56
1996 5.86 3.44
1997 5.74 3.33
1998 5.62 3.21
1999 5.52 3.12
2000 5.46 3.07
2001 5.41 3.08
2002 5.37 3.01
2003 5.36 2.93
2004 5.37 2.79
2005 5.38 2.64
2006 5.4 2.51
2007 5.43 2.44
2008 5.44 2.37
2009 5.41 2.25
2010 5.38 2.14
2011 5.38 2.07
2012 5.35 2.04
2013 5.32 2.03
2014 5.26 2.03
2015 5.21 1.98
2016 5.16 1.86
2017 5.11 1.83
2018 5.04 1.76
2019 4.98 1.73
2020 4.91 1.68
2021 4.85 1.61
2022 4.77 1.74
2023 4.7 1.73

Mauritania and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Qatar
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.8 19
1962 18.8 20.1
1963 18.8 21.1
1964 18.8 21.8
1965 18.7 22.5
1966 18.6 23
1967 18.5 23.5
1968 18.4 24
1969 18.3 24.4
1970 18.1 23.7
1971 17.9 22.2
1972 17.7 21.3
1973 17.6 20.9
1974 17.4 20.8
1975 17.3 21
1976 17.2 21.3
1977 17.1 21.8
1978 17.1 22.3
1979 17 22.9
1980 17 23.5
1981 17 24.1
1982 17 24.8
1983 17 25.6
1984 17 26.3
1985 17 27
1986 17 27.4
1987 17.1 27.5
1988 17.1 27.5
1989 17.1 27.6
1990 17.1 27.7
1991 17.2 27.9
1992 17.3 28.1
1993 17.6 28.4
1994 17.6 28.7
1995 17.6 29.1
1996 17.5 29.6
1997 17.5 29.9
1998 17.5 29.8
1999 17.6 29.8
2000 17.7 29.9
2001 17.7 30.1
2002 17.7 30.5
2003 17.7 30.9
2004 17.7 31
2005 17.7 30.9
2006 17.6 30.6
2007 17.6 30.1
2008 17.7 30.1
2009 17.8 30.8
2010 17.8 31.3
2011 17.9 31.2
2012 17.8 31
2013 17.8 30.9
2014 17.8 31.1
2015 17.8 31.2
2016 17.8 31.4
2017 17.8 31.6
2018 17.8 31.9
2019 17.9 32.3
2020 17.9 32.6
2021 18 32.9
2022 18.1 33.4
2023 18.2 34.1
2024 18.4 34.5

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Finance

Mauritania Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Mauritania Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Qatar
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
4%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Mauritania Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Qatar
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
4,374 mi
2016

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