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Mauritania vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 28th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Samoa
Population
5432542
220288
Population rank 123/197 177/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Mauritania and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Samoa
Year GDP
Mauritania Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $335,568,907 $53,719,569
1972 $391,669,449 $62,566,116
1973 $493,237,876 $82,452,985
1974 $613,010,553 $93,549,611
1975 $703,377,837 $93,489,283
1976 $775,045,517 $85,003,078
1977 $799,030,017 $98,295,671
1978 $804,629,877 $108,223,444
1979 $951,900,945 $122,257,393
1980 $1,047,925,106 $125,747,038
1981 $1,105,494,682 $118,190,655
1982 $1,108,776,653 $121,221,652
1983 $1,165,171,263 $111,862,824
1984 $1,074,373,230 $109,200,934
1985 $1,009,723,326 $95,572,173
1986 $1,186,628,778 $100,947,849
1987 $1,344,664,725 $111,713,922
1988 $1,414,951,290 $133,016,065
1989 $1,450,647,019 $122,888,610
1990 $1,506,914,408 $125,766,270
1991 $2,133,692,697 $125,597,205
1992 $2,164,298,425 $132,303,041
1993 $1,847,353,211 $133,122,897
1994 $1,944,876,755 $221,098,107
1995 $2,091,726,101 $224,865,731
1996 $2,132,087,009 $249,907,869
1997 $2,071,996,564 $285,475,592
1998 $2,032,347,665 $269,485,244
1999 $1,985,922,776 $255,408,060
2000 $1,779,520,886 $258,856,140
2001 $1,746,063,558 $266,299,591
2002 $1,777,057,481 $281,790,134
2003 $2,051,147,607 $333,426,188
2004 $2,362,501,023 $407,747,565
2005 $2,936,019,526 $476,801,793
2006 $3,919,577,286 $499,923,758
2007 $4,346,212,355 $573,548,460
2008 $5,206,437,194 $641,346,192
2009 $4,714,595,548 $628,006,115
2010 $5,628,878,798 $680,260,907
2011 $6,764,627,746 $744,097,050
2012 $6,728,208,836 $773,141,661
2013 $7,223,071,097 $797,736,334
2014 $6,592,537,782 $796,683,520
2015 $6,166,863,897 $824,150,499
2016 $6,398,747,592 $843,924,797
2017 $6,800,135,898 $884,844,384
2018 $7,473,550,557 $878,448,433
2019 $7,894,764,886 $912,950,466
2020 $8,260,752,385 $868,898,358
2021 $9,222,536,364 $843,923,639
2022 $9,557,966,698 $832,945,206
2023 $10,651,709,314 $938,189,444
2024 $10,766,731,874 $1,068,025,244

Mauritania and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Samoa
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 $322
1971 $296 $377
1972 $335 $433
1973 $410 $563
1974 $494 $626
1975 $551 $610
1976 $589 $541
1977 $590 $615
1978 $578 $671
1979 $664 $751
1980 $711 $765
1981 $729 $713
1982 $710 $728
1983 $725 $671
1984 $650 $655
1985 $593 $573
1986 $677 $604
1987 $746 $666
1988 $762 $790
1989 $762 $728
1990 $772 $744
1991 $1,062 $742
1992 $1,036 $777
1993 $850 $775
1994 $865 $1,277
1995 $905 $1,288
1996 $904 $1,419
1997 $859 $1,608
1998 $821 $1,506
1999 $781 $1,417
2000 $681 $1,425
2001 $652 $1,454
2002 $649 $1,528
2003 $732 $1,798
2004 $824 $2,189
2005 $999 $2,550
2006 $1,301 $2,663
2007 $1,405 $3,039
2008 $1,636 $3,374
2009 $1,435 $3,279
2010 $1,660 $3,524
2011 $1,931 $3,822
2012 $1,859 $3,935
2013 $1,934 $4,024
2014 $1,713 $3,983
2015 $1,555 $4,084
2016 $1,566 $4,147
2017 $1,615 $4,308
2018 $1,723 $4,232
2019 $1,767 $4,352
2020 $1,796 $4,100
2021 $1,948 $3,948
2022 $1,960 $3,869
2023 $2,121 $4,330
2024 $2,083 $4,899

Mauritania vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Samoa
1950 38.4 49.2
1951 38.8 49.8
1952 39.2 50.4
1953 39.6 51
1954 40.1 51.6
1955 40.6 52.2
1956 41.1 52.8
1957 41.7 53.4
1958 42.3 54
1959 42.9 54.6
1960 43.6 55.2
1961 44.3 55.7
1962 45 56.3
1963 45.8 56.9
1964 46.6 54
1965 47.4 57.9
1966 48.1 58.2
1967 48.9 58.9
1968 49.5 59.4
1969 50.1 59.9
1970 50.5 60.4
1971 50.8 60.9
1972 51 61.4
1973 51.2 61.9
1974 51.4 62.3
1975 51.6 62.8
1976 51.8 63.3
1977 52 63.7
1978 52.3 64.1
1979 52.8 64.5
1980 53.2 65
1981 53.7 65.3
1982 54.2 65.6
1983 54.6 66
1984 55.2 66.3
1985 55.8 66.6
1986 56.3 66.8
1987 57 67
1988 57.5 67.3
1989 57.7 67.6
1990 58.1 67.8
1991 58.3 68
1992 58.6 68.5
1993 58.7 68.8
1994 58.8 69.2
1995 58.9 69.5
1996 58.9 69.8
1997 59.4 70
1998 59.9 70.3
1999 60.4 70.6
2000 61 70.8
2001 61.7 71
2002 62.2 71.2
2003 62.8 71.4
2004 63.4 71.5
2005 63.9 71.5
2006 64.5 71.6
2007 64.9 71.6
2008 65.2 71.5
2009 65.5 69.5
2010 65.7 71.5
2011 65.8 71.4
2012 65.8 71.2
2013 65.9 71.2
2014 66.2 71.1
2015 66.5 71.1
2016 66.8 71
2017 67.1 71
2018 67.4 71.1
2019 67.6 70.3
2020 66.8 70.7
2021 66.8 71.1
2022 68.3 71.6
2023 68.5 71.7
2024 68.7 71.8
2025 68.9 71.9

Mauritania and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Samoa
Year Population
Mauritania Samoa
1960 824,298 112,490
1961 846,167 115,496
1962 869,184 118,597
1963 893,423 121,764
1964 918,955 124,894
1965 945,838 127,978
1966 974,157 131,073
1967 1,003,843 133,764
1968 1,034,739 136,020
1969 1,066,754 138,233
1970 1,099,806 140,400
1971 1,133,702 142,503
1972 1,168,355 144,538
1973 1,203,838 146,516
1974 1,240,188 149,431
1975 1,277,330 153,344
1976 1,315,336 157,113
1977 1,353,768 159,753
1978 1,392,713 161,375
1979 1,432,758 162,882
1980 1,474,043 164,322
1981 1,516,877 165,678
1982 1,561,176 166,484
1983 1,606,746 166,714
1984 1,653,693 166,796
1985 1,702,107 166,849
1986 1,751,835 167,061
1987 1,803,014 167,661
1988 1,855,859 168,346
1989 1,903,048 168,768
1990 1,951,878 169,042
1991 2,009,738 169,368
1992 2,088,135 170,331
1993 2,174,328 171,774
1994 2,249,454 173,159
1995 2,312,017 174,571
1996 2,358,188 176,071
1997 2,411,306 177,547
1998 2,474,651 178,905
1999 2,541,698 180,275
2000 2,613,441 181,685
2001 2,678,760 183,166
2002 2,738,655 184,471
2003 2,802,046 185,430
2004 2,868,664 186,249
2005 2,939,059 186,978
2006 3,013,660 187,709
2007 3,093,059 188,753
2008 3,183,269 190,107
2009 3,284,448 191,513
2010 3,390,965 193,023
2011 3,502,811 194,713
2012 3,619,034 196,498
2013 3,734,318 198,268
2014 3,848,514 200,037
2015 3,965,959 201,782
2016 4,086,657 203,499
2017 4,210,600 205,415
2018 4,337,685 207,582
2019 4,467,708 209,780
2020 4,600,131 211,944
2021 4,734,874 213,779
2022 4,875,637 215,261
2023 5,022,441 216,663
2024 5,169,395 218,019

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Samoa

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Samoa
1960 6.15 7.78
1961 6.2 7.77
1962 6.24 7.76
1963 6.31 7.73
1964 6.37 7.7
1965 6.44 7.65
1966 6.52 7.6
1967 6.57 7.55
1968 6.6 7.5
1969 6.64 7.43
1970 6.68 7.34
1971 6.7 7.22
1972 6.71 7.07
1973 6.72 6.91
1974 6.73 6.75
1975 6.71 6.61
1976 6.73 6.47
1977 6.74 6.31
1978 6.73 6.15
1979 6.7 5.99
1980 6.67 5.86
1981 6.64 5.75
1982 6.59 5.68
1983 6.54 5.62
1984 6.48 5.55
1985 6.42 5.49
1986 6.34 5.42
1987 6.27 5.32
1988 6.21 5.21
1989 6.2 5.11
1990 6.18 5.01
1991 6.16 4.91
1992 6.13 4.87
1993 6.09 4.83
1994 6.06 4.79
1995 5.96 4.77
1996 5.86 4.74
1997 5.74 4.7
1998 5.62 4.64
1999 5.52 4.57
2000 5.46 4.52
2001 5.41 4.48
2002 5.37 4.44
2003 5.36 4.39
2004 5.37 4.34
2005 5.38 4.32
2006 5.4 4.32
2007 5.43 4.36
2008 5.44 4.42
2009 5.41 4.47
2010 5.38 4.52
2011 5.38 4.56
2012 5.35 4.55
2013 5.32 4.49
2014 5.26 4.42
2015 5.21 4.34
2016 5.16 4.26
2017 5.11 4.2
2018 5.04 4.14
2019 4.98 4.06
2020 4.91 4
2021 4.85 3.94
2022 4.77 3.88
2023 4.7 3.83

Mauritania and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Samoa
1960 18.8 15
1961 18.8 14.9
1962 18.8 14.8
1963 18.8 14.6
1964 18.8 14.6
1965 18.7 14.5
1966 18.6 14.5
1967 18.5 14.5
1968 18.4 14.5
1969 18.3 14.5
1970 18.1 14.6
1971 17.9 14.7
1972 17.7 14.8
1973 17.6 14.9
1974 17.4 15
1975 17.3 15.3
1976 17.2 15.5
1977 17.1 15.8
1978 17.1 16
1979 17 16.2
1980 17 16.4
1981 17 16.6
1982 17 16.8
1983 17 17.1
1984 17 17.4
1985 17 17.6
1986 17 17.8
1987 17.1 18
1988 17.1 18.2
1989 17.1 18.3
1990 17.1 18.4
1991 17.2 18.5
1992 17.3 18.7
1993 17.6 19
1994 17.6 19.3
1995 17.6 19.6
1996 17.5 19.7
1997 17.5 19.8
1998 17.5 19.9
1999 17.6 19.9
2000 17.7 19.8
2001 17.7 19.7
2002 17.7 19.7
2003 17.7 19.9
2004 17.7 20.1
2005 17.7 20.3
2006 17.6 20.4
2007 17.6 20.6
2008 17.7 20.7
2009 17.8 20.8
2010 17.8 20.8
2011 17.9 20.8
2012 17.8 20.8
2013 17.8 21
2014 17.8 21.1
2015 17.8 21.2
2016 17.8 21.3
2017 17.8 21.4
2018 17.8 21.4
2019 17.9 21.5
2020 17.9 21.4
2021 18 21.4
2022 18.1 21.1
2023 18.2 21
2024 18.4 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
5.46%
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
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Samoa
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
14
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Mauritania Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Samoa
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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