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Mauritania vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 28th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Saint Lucia
Population
5432542
180421
Population rank 123/197 178/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Mauritania and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Mauritania Saint Lucia
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 $170,370,370
1981 $1,105,494,682 $194,444,444
1982 $1,108,776,653 $183,333,333
1983 $1,165,171,263 $197,037,037
1984 $1,074,373,230 $251,481,481
1985 $1,009,723,326 $284,444,444
1986 $1,186,628,778 $340,000,000
1987 $1,344,664,725 $375,555,556
1988 $1,414,951,290 $429,629,630
1989 $1,450,647,019 $486,666,667
1990 $1,506,914,408 $579,629,630
1991 $2,133,692,697 $613,703,704
1992 $2,164,298,425 $674,074,074
1993 $1,847,353,211 $684,814,815
1994 $1,944,876,755 $713,703,704
1995 $2,091,726,101 $762,962,963
1996 $2,132,087,009 $788,888,889
1997 $2,071,996,564 $805,925,926
1998 $2,032,347,665 $877,407,407
1999 $1,985,922,776 $921,851,852
2000 $1,779,520,886 $932,592,593
2001 $1,746,063,558 $892,592,593
2002 $1,777,057,481 $900,000,000
2003 $2,051,147,607 $987,407,407
2004 $2,362,501,023 $1,066,666,667
2005 $2,936,019,526 $1,135,555,556
2006 $3,919,577,286 $1,268,319,185
2007 $4,346,212,355 $1,336,088,815
2008 $5,206,437,194 $1,437,731,111
2009 $4,714,595,548 $1,401,507,889
2010 $5,628,878,798 $1,482,385,185
2011 $6,764,627,746 $1,568,370,370
2012 $6,728,208,836 $1,598,207,407
2013 $7,223,071,097 $1,660,392,593
2014 $6,592,537,782 $1,749,185,185
2015 $6,166,863,897 $1,807,640,741
2016 $6,398,747,592 $1,868,544,444
2017 $6,800,135,898 $1,998,503,704
2018 $7,473,550,557 $2,060,955,556
2019 $7,894,764,886 $2,095,344,444
2020 $8,260,752,385 $1,499,274,074
2021 $9,222,536,364 $1,867,185,185
2022 $9,557,966,698 $2,342,714,815
2023 $10,651,709,314 $2,430,166,667
2024 $10,766,731,874 $2,549,062,963

Mauritania and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Saint Lucia
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 $1,428
1981 $729 $1,605
1982 $710 $1,489
1983 $725 $1,576
1984 $650 $1,979
1985 $593 $2,202
1986 $677 $2,591
1987 $746 $2,819
1988 $762 $3,182
1989 $762 $3,565
1990 $772 $4,205
1991 $1,062 $4,399
1992 $1,036 $4,760
1993 $850 $4,765
1994 $865 $4,892
1995 $905 $5,148
1996 $904 $5,244
1997 $859 $5,282
1998 $821 $5,673
1999 $781 $5,883
2000 $681 $5,880
2001 $652 $5,570
2002 $649 $5,568
2003 $732 $6,059
2004 $824 $6,495
2005 $999 $6,863
2006 $1,301 $7,611
2007 $1,405 $7,964
2008 $1,636 $8,517
2009 $1,435 $8,251
2010 $1,660 $8,674
2011 $1,931 $9,129
2012 $1,859 $9,260
2013 $1,934 $9,577
2014 $1,713 $10,045
2015 $1,555 $10,335
2016 $1,566 $10,638
2017 $1,615 $11,333
2018 $1,723 $11,643
2019 $1,767 $11,794
2020 $1,796 $8,411
2021 $1,948 $10,459
2022 $1,960 $13,104
2023 $2,121 $13,555
2024 $2,083 $14,182

Mauritania vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Saint Lucia
1950 38.4 48.3
1951 38.8 49.8
1952 39.2 52.4
1953 39.6 53.2
1954 40.1 54.5
1955 40.6 55.4
1956 41.1 55.9
1957 41.7 55.9
1958 42.3 56.6
1959 42.9 57.3
1960 43.6 57.9
1961 44.3 59.1
1962 45 59.9
1963 45.8 60.5
1964 46.6 61.3
1965 47.4 61.9
1966 48.1 62.5
1967 48.9 63.2
1968 49.5 63.7
1969 50.1 64
1970 50.5 64.3
1971 50.8 64.5
1972 51 64.6
1973 51.2 64.6
1974 51.4 65.4
1975 51.6 65.9
1976 51.8 66.2
1977 52 67
1978 52.3 67.4
1979 52.8 67.4
1980 53.2 67.8
1981 53.7 68.7
1982 54.2 69
1983 54.6 70
1984 55.2 70.5
1985 55.8 70.3
1986 56.3 70.2
1987 57 69.7
1988 57.5 69.7
1989 57.7 70
1990 58.1 70
1991 58.3 70.3
1992 58.6 70.7
1993 58.7 71
1994 58.8 71.1
1995 58.9 71.2
1996 58.9 71
1997 59.4 70.8
1998 59.9 70.7
1999 60.4 70.7
2000 61 70.8
2001 61.7 71.4
2002 62.2 71.7
2003 62.8 72.2
2004 63.4 72.5
2005 63.9 72.5
2006 64.5 72.8
2007 64.9 72.9
2008 65.2 73
2009 65.5 72.9
2010 65.7 72.8
2011 65.8 73
2012 65.8 72.9
2013 65.9 72.7
2014 66.2 72.7
2015 66.5 72.9
2016 66.8 72.6
2017 67.1 72.5
2018 67.4 72.7
2019 67.6 72.2
2020 66.8 72.3
2021 66.8 69.1
2022 68.3 72.7
2023 68.5 72.7
2024 68.7 72.8
2025 68.9 73

Mauritania and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Mauritania Saint Lucia
1960 824,298 92,585
1961 846,167 93,490
1962 869,184 94,505
1963 893,423 95,519
1964 918,955 96,505
1965 945,838 97,493
1966 974,157 98,463
1967 1,003,843 99,504
1968 1,034,739 100,675
1969 1,066,754 101,879
1970 1,099,806 103,165
1971 1,133,702 104,564
1972 1,168,355 106,002
1973 1,203,838 107,498
1974 1,240,188 109,076
1975 1,277,330 110,725
1976 1,315,336 112,425
1977 1,353,768 114,135
1978 1,392,713 115,834
1979 1,432,758 117,528
1980 1,474,043 119,290
1981 1,516,877 121,166
1982 1,561,176 123,087
1983 1,606,746 125,044
1984 1,653,693 127,067
1985 1,702,107 129,159
1986 1,751,835 131,239
1987 1,803,014 133,227
1988 1,855,859 135,000
1989 1,903,048 136,512
1990 1,951,878 137,857
1991 2,009,738 139,520
1992 2,088,135 141,617
1993 2,174,328 143,726
1994 2,249,454 145,890
1995 2,312,017 148,208
1996 2,358,188 150,436
1997 2,411,306 152,569
1998 2,474,651 154,677
1999 2,541,698 156,702
2000 2,613,441 158,616
2001 2,678,760 160,237
2002 2,738,655 161,641
2003 2,802,046 162,976
2004 2,868,664 164,239
2005 2,939,059 165,450
2006 3,013,660 166,639
2007 3,093,059 167,758
2008 3,183,269 168,808
2009 3,284,448 169,869
2010 3,390,965 170,906
2011 3,502,811 171,801
2012 3,619,034 172,587
2013 3,734,318 173,369
2014 3,848,514 174,138
2015 3,965,959 174,905
2016 4,086,657 175,646
2017 4,210,600 176,342
2018 4,337,685 177,017
2019 4,467,708 177,661
2020 4,600,131 178,250
2021 4,734,874 178,522
2022 4,875,637 178,781
2023 5,022,441 179,285
2024 5,169,395 179,744

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Saint Lucia
1960 6.15 6.77
1961 6.2 6.84
1962 6.24 6.82
1963 6.31 6.72
1964 6.37 6.76
1965 6.44 6.69
1966 6.52 6.61
1967 6.57 6.51
1968 6.6 6.39
1969 6.64 6.25
1970 6.68 6.1
1971 6.7 5.95
1972 6.71 5.81
1973 6.72 5.69
1974 6.73 5.57
1975 6.71 5.36
1976 6.73 5.16
1977 6.74 4.97
1978 6.73 4.83
1979 6.7 4.58
1980 6.67 4.41
1981 6.64 4.28
1982 6.59 4.17
1983 6.54 4.08
1984 6.48 4.02
1985 6.42 3.97
1986 6.34 3.8
1987 6.27 3.61
1988 6.21 3.44
1989 6.2 3.31
1990 6.18 3.24
1991 6.16 3.19
1992 6.13 3.11
1993 6.09 3
1994 6.06 3.03
1995 5.96 3.03
1996 5.86 2.71
1997 5.74 2.74
1998 5.62 2.4
1999 5.52 2.5
2000 5.46 2.21
2001 5.41 2.13
2002 5.37 2.03
2003 5.36 1.94
2004 5.37 1.86
2005 5.38 1.81
2006 5.4 1.77
2007 5.43 1.7
2008 5.44 1.7
2009 5.41 1.74
2010 5.38 1.67
2011 5.38 1.5
2012 5.35 1.5
2013 5.32 1.5
2014 5.26 1.49
2015 5.21 1.47
2016 5.16 1.46
2017 5.11 1.45
2018 5.04 1.44
2019 4.98 1.42
2020 4.91 1.41
2021 4.85 1.4
2022 4.77 1.39
2023 4.7 1.38

Mauritania and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Saint Lucia
1960 18.8 16.5
1961 18.8 16
1962 18.8 15.5
1963 18.8 15.2
1964 18.8 15
1965 18.7 14.8
1966 18.6 14.9
1967 18.5 15
1968 18.4 15.1
1969 18.3 15
1970 18.1 14.9
1971 17.9 14.9
1972 17.7 14.9
1973 17.6 14.9
1974 17.4 15
1975 17.3 15.2
1976 17.2 15.4
1977 17.1 15.8
1978 17.1 16.3
1979 17 16.8
1980 17 17.1
1981 17 17.2
1982 17 17.3
1983 17 17.5
1984 17 17.6
1985 17 17.7
1986 17 17.8
1987 17.1 18
1988 17.1 18.4
1989 17.1 19.2
1990 17.1 19.9
1991 17.2 20.3
1992 17.3 20.5
1993 17.6 20.7
1994 17.6 20.9
1995 17.6 21.2
1996 17.5 21.4
1997 17.5 21.7
1998 17.5 22.2
1999 17.6 23
2000 17.7 23.8
2001 17.7 24.3
2002 17.7 24.7
2003 17.7 25
2004 17.7 25.4
2005 17.7 25.8
2006 17.6 26.2
2007 17.6 26.9
2008 17.7 27.9
2009 17.8 28.7
2010 17.8 29.3
2011 17.9 29.7
2012 17.8 30.2
2013 17.8 30.6
2014 17.8 31.1
2015 17.8 31.5
2016 17.8 31.9
2017 17.8 32.3
2018 17.8 32.8
2019 17.9 33.2
2020 17.9 33.6
2021 18 34
2022 18.1 34.3
2023 18.2 34.8
2024 18.4 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.1%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
9.7%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
90.1%
2001
English speaking
4%
2025
43%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

Mauritania Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
752 mi
2011

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