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Mauritania vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 28th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Romania
Population
5432542
18962595
Population rank 123/197 69/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Mauritania and Romania: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Romania economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Romania
Year GDP
Mauritania Romania
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 -
1971 $335,568,907 -
1972 $391,669,449 -
1973 $493,237,876 -
1974 $613,010,553 -
1975 $703,377,837 -
1976 $775,045,517 -
1977 $799,030,017 -
1978 $804,629,877 -
1979 $951,900,945 -
1980 $1,047,925,106 -
1981 $1,105,494,682 -
1982 $1,108,776,653 -
1983 $1,165,171,263 -
1984 $1,074,373,230 -
1985 $1,009,723,326 -
1986 $1,186,628,778 -
1987 $1,344,664,725 $38,067,567,568
1988 $1,414,951,290 $40,424,528,302
1989 $1,450,647,019 $41,450,777,202
1990 $1,506,914,408 $38,247,882,300
1991 $2,133,692,697 $28,850,634,900
1992 $2,164,298,425 $25,121,666,667
1993 $1,847,353,211 $26,361,160,450
1994 $1,944,876,755 $30,072,805,104
1995 $2,091,726,101 $37,430,162,103
1996 $2,132,087,009 $36,937,074,278
1997 $2,071,996,564 $35,575,214,078
1998 $2,032,347,665 $41,696,091,974
1999 $1,985,922,776 $35,953,156,754
2000 $1,779,520,886 $37,253,739,511
2001 $1,746,063,558 $40,395,116,581
2002 $1,777,057,481 $46,065,502,703
2003 $2,051,147,607 $57,806,384,143
2004 $2,362,501,023 $74,973,656,852
2005 $2,936,019,526 $98,454,380,120
2006 $3,919,577,286 $122,023,735,993
2007 $4,346,212,355 $174,588,782,939
2008 $5,206,437,194 $214,315,932,061
2009 $4,714,595,548 $174,110,532,659
2010 $5,628,878,798 $170,064,350,672
2011 $6,764,627,746 $192,623,977,894
2012 $6,728,208,836 $179,117,323,107
2013 $7,223,071,097 $189,798,603,751
2014 $6,592,537,782 $199,722,319,676
2015 $6,166,863,897 $177,885,131,240
2016 $6,398,747,592 $185,290,759,249
2017 $6,800,135,898 $210,147,385,855
2018 $7,473,550,557 $243,468,683,030
2019 $7,894,764,886 $251,677,082,534
2020 $8,260,752,385 $252,033,792,712
2021 $9,222,536,364 $286,578,196,368
2022 $9,557,966,698 $296,354,358,293
2023 $10,651,709,314 $350,775,856,415
2024 $10,766,731,874 $382,767,571,329

Mauritania and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Romania
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 -
1971 $296 -
1972 $335 -
1973 $410 -
1974 $494 -
1975 $551 -
1976 $589 -
1977 $590 -
1978 $578 -
1979 $664 -
1980 $711 -
1981 $729 -
1982 $710 -
1983 $725 -
1984 $650 -
1985 $593 -
1986 $677 -
1987 $746 $1,659
1988 $762 $1,753
1989 $762 $1,790
1990 $772 $1,648
1991 $1,062 $1,254
1992 $1,036 $1,102
1993 $850 $1,158
1994 $865 $1,323
1995 $905 $1,650
1996 $904 $1,633
1997 $859 $1,577
1998 $821 $1,853
1999 $781 $1,600
2000 $681 $1,660
2001 $652 $1,825
2002 $649 $2,120
2003 $732 $2,679
2004 $824 $3,495
2005 $999 $4,618
2006 $1,301 $5,758
2007 $1,405 $8,360
2008 $1,636 $10,435
2009 $1,435 $8,548
2010 $1,660 $8,400
2011 $1,931 $9,561
2012 $1,859 $8,930
2013 $1,934 $9,498
2014 $1,713 $10,032
2015 $1,555 $8,977
2016 $1,566 $9,405
2017 $1,615 $10,728
2018 $1,723 $12,502
2019 $1,767 $12,992
2020 $1,796 $13,082
2021 $1,948 $14,987
2022 $1,960 $15,558
2023 $2,121 $18,404
2024 $2,083 $20,072

Mauritania vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Romania
1950 38.4 60.5
1951 38.8 61.2
1952 39.2 61.8
1953 39.6 62.5
1954 40.1 63
1955 40.6 63.3
1956 41.1 63.6
1957 41.7 64
1958 42.3 64.4
1959 42.9 64.9
1960 43.6 65.6
1961 44.3 66.4
1962 45 67.2
1963 45.8 67.8
1964 46.6 68.4
1965 47.4 68.4
1966 48.1 68.2
1967 48.9 68.1
1968 49.5 67.9
1969 50.1 67.2
1970 50.5 67.9
1971 50.8 68.4
1972 51 69
1973 51.2 68.7
1974 51.4 69.5
1975 51.6 69.6
1976 51.8 69.9
1977 52 69.5
1978 52.3 69.8
1979 52.8 69.5
1980 53.2 69.2
1981 53.7 69.5
1982 54.2 69.8
1983 54.6 69.8
1984 55.2 69.9
1985 55.8 69.4
1986 56.3 69.7
1987 57 69.1
1988 57.5 69.4
1989 57.7 69.5
1990 58.1 69.8
1991 58.3 70
1992 58.6 69.5
1993 58.7 69.5
1994 58.8 69.3
1995 58.9 69.3
1996 58.9 68.8
1997 59.4 69.1
1998 59.9 69.9
1999 60.4 70.6
2000 61 71.2
2001 61.7 71.1
2002 62.2 70.8
2003 62.8 70.8
2004 63.4 71.1
2005 63.9 71.6
2006 64.5 72.2
2007 64.9 72.8
2008 65.2 73.2
2009 65.5 73.5
2010 65.7 73.6
2011 65.8 74.3
2012 65.8 74.3
2013 65.9 74.9
2014 66.2 74.8
2015 66.5 74.7
2016 66.8 75
2017 67.1 75
2018 67.4 75.1
2019 67.6 75.3
2020 66.8 74
2021 66.8 72.7
2022 68.3 75.3
2023 68.5 75.9
2024 68.7 76.1
2025 68.9 76.2

Mauritania and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Romania
Year Population
Mauritania Romania
1960 824,298 18,406,905
1961 846,167 18,555,250
1962 869,184 18,676,550
1963 893,423 18,797,850
1964 918,955 18,919,126
1965 945,838 19,031,576
1966 974,157 19,215,450
1967 1,003,843 19,534,242
1968 1,034,739 19,799,831
1969 1,066,754 20,009,141
1970 1,099,806 20,250,398
1971 1,133,702 20,461,567
1972 1,168,355 20,657,957
1973 1,203,838 20,835,681
1974 1,240,188 21,029,429
1975 1,277,330 21,293,583
1976 1,315,336 21,551,634
1977 1,353,768 21,756,096
1978 1,392,713 21,951,464
1979 1,432,758 22,090,488
1980 1,474,043 22,207,282
1981 1,516,877 22,353,070
1982 1,561,176 22,475,741
1983 1,606,746 22,560,478
1984 1,653,693 22,640,547
1985 1,702,107 22,732,999
1986 1,751,835 22,836,841
1987 1,803,014 22,949,430
1988 1,855,859 23,057,662
1989 1,903,048 23,161,458
1990 1,951,878 23,201,835
1991 2,009,738 23,001,155
1992 2,088,135 22,794,284
1993 2,174,328 22,763,280
1994 2,249,454 22,730,211
1995 2,312,017 22,684,270
1996 2,358,188 22,619,004
1997 2,411,306 22,553,978
1998 2,474,651 22,507,344
1999 2,541,698 22,472,040
2000 2,613,441 22,442,971
2001 2,678,760 22,131,970
2002 2,738,655 21,730,496
2003 2,802,046 21,574,326
2004 2,868,664 21,451,748
2005 2,939,059 21,319,685
2006 3,013,660 21,193,760
2007 3,093,059 20,882,982
2008 3,183,269 20,537,875
2009 3,284,448 20,367,487
2010 3,390,965 20,246,871
2011 3,502,811 20,147,528
2012 3,619,034 20,058,035
2013 3,734,318 19,983,693
2014 3,848,514 19,908,979
2015 3,965,959 19,815,616
2016 4,086,657 19,702,267
2017 4,210,600 19,588,715
2018 4,337,685 19,473,970
2019 4,467,708 19,371,648
2020 4,600,131 19,265,250
2021 4,734,874 19,122,059
2022 4,875,637 19,048,502
2023 5,022,441 19,059,479
2024 5,169,395 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Romania

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Romania
1960 6.15 2.34
1961 6.2 2.17
1962 6.24 2.04
1963 6.31 2.01
1964 6.37 1.96
1965 6.44 1.91
1966 6.52 1.9
1967 6.57 3.66
1968 6.6 3.63
1969 6.64 3.19
1970 6.68 2.89
1971 6.7 2.67
1972 6.71 2.55
1973 6.72 2.44
1974 6.73 2.71
1975 6.71 2.59
1976 6.73 2.54
1977 6.74 2.57
1978 6.73 2.52
1979 6.7 2.49
1980 6.67 2.43
1981 6.64 2.36
1982 6.59 2.17
1983 6.54 2.06
1984 6.48 2.26
1985 6.42 2.31
1986 6.34 2.39
1987 6.27 2.38
1988 6.21 2.3
1989 6.2 2.22
1990 6.18 1.83
1991 6.16 1.59
1992 6.13 1.51
1993 6.09 1.43
1994 6.06 1.4
1995 5.96 1.33
1996 5.86 1.3
1997 5.74 1.32
1998 5.62 1.32
1999 5.52 1.3
2000 5.46 1.31
2001 5.41 1.27
2002 5.37 1.27
2003 5.36 1.3
2004 5.37 1.33
2005 5.38 1.4
2006 5.4 1.42
2007 5.43 1.45
2008 5.44 1.6
2009 5.41 1.66
2010 5.38 1.59
2011 5.38 1.47
2012 5.35 1.52
2013 5.32 1.46
2014 5.26 1.56
2015 5.21 1.62
2016 5.16 1.69
2017 5.11 1.78
2018 5.04 1.76
2019 4.98 1.77
2020 4.91 1.8
2021 4.85 1.81
2022 4.77 1.71
2023 4.7 1.71

Mauritania and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Romania
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Romania
1960 18.8 28.5
1961 18.8 28.9
1962 18.8 29.3
1963 18.8 29.7
1964 18.8 30.2
1965 18.7 30.6
1966 18.6 31
1967 18.5 31.3
1968 18.4 31.3
1969 18.3 31.3
1970 18.1 31.4
1971 17.9 31.4
1972 17.7 31.5
1973 17.6 31.5
1974 17.4 31.6
1975 17.3 31.7
1976 17.2 31.8
1977 17.1 31.8
1978 17.1 31.7
1979 17 31.7
1980 17 31.8
1981 17 31.9
1982 17 32
1983 17 32.1
1984 17 32.3
1985 17 32.5
1986 17 32.7
1987 17.1 32.8
1988 17.1 32.8
1989 17.1 32.9
1990 17.1 33
1991 17.2 33.1
1992 17.3 33.3
1993 17.6 33.6
1994 17.6 33.8
1995 17.6 34
1996 17.5 34.2
1997 17.5 34.4
1998 17.5 34.6
1999 17.6 34.7
2000 17.7 34.8
2001 17.7 34.8
2002 17.7 35.3
2003 17.7 36
2004 17.7 36.6
2005 17.7 37
2006 17.6 37.3
2007 17.6 37.7
2008 17.7 38.2
2009 17.8 38.8
2010 17.8 39.3
2011 17.9 39.8
2012 17.8 40.2
2013 17.8 40.5
2014 17.8 40.9
2015 17.8 41.3
2016 17.8 41.7
2017 17.8 42
2018 17.8 42.3
2019 17.9 42.6
2020 17.9 42.9
2021 18 43.2
2022 18.1 43.3
2023 18.2 43.5
2024 18.4 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Romania
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Mauritania Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Romania
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
53,679 mi
2023

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