Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 28th vs. 12th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Mauritania and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
1960	-	$1,748,124,064
1961	$159,213,430	$1,920,811,284
1962	$164,271,558	$2,130,606,532
1963	$168,186,297	$2,207,393,172
1964	$224,495,744	$2,371,808,713
1965	$255,340,475	$2,647,955,558
1966	$266,533,605	$2,920,555,557
1967	$282,615,310	$3,257,022,223
1968	$311,395,937	$4,187,777,711
1969	$295,062,308	$4,485,777,644
1970	$309,405,316	$5,377,333,333
1971	$335,568,907	$7,184,806,909
1972	$391,669,449	$9,664,267,087
1973	$493,237,876	$14,947,435,499
1974	$613,010,553	$45,412,957,746
1975	$703,377,837	$46,773,208,643
1976	$775,045,517	$64,005,665,722
1977	$799,030,017	$74,188,986,586
1978	$804,629,877	$80,266,516,687
1979	$951,900,945	$111,858,444,786
1980	$1,047,925,106	$164,539,660,725
1981	$1,105,494,682	$184,291,360,139
1982	$1,108,776,653	$153,240,313,858
1983	$1,165,171,263	$129,171,635,311
1984	$1,074,373,230	$119,624,858,116
1985	$1,009,723,326	$103,897,846,494
1986	$1,186,628,778	$86,961,922,765
1987	$1,344,664,725	$85,695,861,148
1988	$1,414,951,290	$88,256,074,766
1989	$1,450,647,019	$95,344,459,279
1990	$1,506,914,408	$117,630,173,565
1991	$2,133,692,697	$132,223,230,975
1992	$2,164,298,425	$137,087,850,467
1993	$1,847,353,211	$132,967,957,276
1994	$1,944,876,755	$135,174,899,866
1995	$2,091,726,101	$143,343,124,166
1996	$2,132,087,009	$158,662,483,311
1997	$2,071,996,564	$165,963,684,913
1998	$2,032,347,665	$146,775,466,667
1999	$1,985,922,776	$161,717,066,667
2000	$1,779,520,886	$189,514,933,333
2001	$1,746,063,558	$184,137,600,000
2002	$1,777,057,481	$189,605,866,667
2003	$2,051,147,607	$215,807,733,333
2004	$2,362,501,023	$258,742,133,333
2005	$2,936,019,526	$328,459,608,764
2006	$3,919,577,286	$376,900,133,511
2007	$4,346,212,355	$415,964,509,673
2008	$5,206,437,194	$519,796,800,000
2009	$4,714,595,548	$429,097,866,667
2010	$5,628,878,798	$528,207,466,667
2011	$6,764,627,746	$680,660,800,000
2012	$6,728,208,836	$751,921,333,333
2013	$7,223,071,097	$769,755,733,333
2014	$6,592,537,782	$787,153,066,667
2015	$6,166,863,897	$693,414,400,000
2016	$6,398,747,592	$689,279,466,667
2017	$6,800,135,898	$741,266,133,333
2018	$7,473,550,557	$886,564,800,000
2019	$7,894,764,886	$888,890,133,333
2020	$8,260,752,385	$767,951,200,000
2021	$9,222,536,364	$982,661,066,667
2022	$9,557,966,698	$1,239,075,200,000
2023	$10,651,709,314	$1,218,584,533,333
2024	$10,766,731,874	$1,237,529,866,667

Mauritania and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
1960	-	$718
1961	$188.2	$760
1962	$189	$813
1963	$188.2	$812
1964	$244.3	$840
1965	$270	$904
1966	$273.6	$961
1967	$281.5	$1,032
1968	$301	$1,276
1969	$276.6	$1,313
1970	$281.3	$1,509
1971	$296	$1,929
1972	$335	$2,474
1973	$410	$3,640
1974	$494	$10,503
1975	$551	$10,266
1976	$589	$13,313
1977	$590	$14,595
1978	$578	$14,914
1979	$664	$19,612
1980	$711	$27,206
1981	$729	$28,703
1982	$710	$22,454
1983	$725	$17,810
1984	$650	$15,541
1985	$593	$12,745
1986	$677	$10,078
1987	$746	$9,386
1988	$762	$9,165
1989	$762	$9,414
1990	$772	$11,055
1991	$1,062	$11,847
1992	$1,036	$11,730
1993	$850	$10,885
1994	$865	$10,602
1995	$905	$10,786
1996	$904	$11,472
1997	$859	$11,545
1998	$821	$9,836
1999	$781	$10,452
2000	$681	$11,715
2001	$652	$10,805
2002	$649	$10,586
2003	$732	$11,487
2004	$824	$13,154
2005	$999	$15,976
2006	$1,301	$17,564
2007	$1,405	$18,596
2008	$1,636	$22,320
2009	$1,435	$17,718
2010	$1,660	$22,028
2011	$1,931	$27,127
2012	$1,859	$28,733
2013	$1,934	$27,865
2014	$1,713	$27,805
2015	$1,555	$23,256
2016	$1,566	$22,268
2017	$1,615	$23,929
2018	$1,723	$29,360
2019	$1,767	$29,567
2020	$1,796	$24,339
2021	$1,948	$31,921
2022	$1,960	$38,510
2023	$2,121	$36,157
2024	$2,083	$35,057

Mauritania vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
1950	38.4	40
1951	38.8	40.6
1952	39.2	41.1
1953	39.6	41.6
1954	40.1	42.1
1955	40.6	42.6
1956	41.1	43.1
1957	41.7	43.7
1958	42.3	44.2
1959	42.9	44.8
1960	43.6	45.3
1961	44.3	45.9
1962	45	46.5
1963	45.8	47.1
1964	46.6	47.7
1965	47.4	48.4
1966	48.1	49.2
1967	48.9	50
1968	49.5	50.9
1969	50.1	51.8
1970	50.5	52.7
1971	50.8	53.7
1972	51	54.7
1973	51.2	55.8
1974	51.4	56.8
1975	51.6	57.8
1976	51.8	58.8
1977	52	59.7
1978	52.3	60.7
1979	52.8	61.5
1980	53.2	62.4
1981	53.7	63.3
1982	54.2	64
1983	54.6	64.7
1984	55.2	65.4
1985	55.8	66
1986	56.3	66.6
1987	57	67.2
1988	57.5	67.8
1989	57.7	68.4
1990	58.1	68.9
1991	58.3	69.3
1992	58.6	69.8
1993	58.7	70.2
1994	58.8	70.6
1995	58.9	70.9
1996	58.9	71.3
1997	59.4	71.6
1998	59.9	72
1999	60.4	72.3
2000	61	72.6
2001	61.7	73
2002	62.2	73.3
2003	62.8	73.7
2004	63.4	74
2005	63.9	74.4
2006	64.5	74.8
2007	64.9	75.1
2008	65.2	75.3
2009	65.5	75.4
2010	65.7	75.6
2011	65.8	75.8
2012	65.8	76.1
2013	65.9	76.5
2014	66.2	77.1
2015	66.5	77.8
2016	66.8	78.4
2017	67.1	78.7
2018	67.4	78.7
2019	67.6	78.3
2020	66.8	77.6
2021	66.8	77.1
2022	68.3	77.3
2023	68.5	78.7
2024	68.7	79
2025	68.9	79.2

Mauritania and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
1960	824,298	2,435,403
1961	846,167	2,526,347
1962	869,184	2,620,910
1963	893,423	2,719,341
1964	918,955	2,821,968
1965	945,838	2,928,771
1966	974,157	3,039,887
1967	1,003,843	3,157,242
1968	1,034,739	3,282,711
1969	1,066,754	3,417,114
1970	1,099,806	3,562,470
1971	1,133,702	3,724,031
1972	1,168,355	3,905,722
1973	1,203,838	4,106,344
1974	1,240,188	4,323,632
1975	1,277,330	4,556,287
1976	1,315,336	4,807,933
1977	1,353,768	5,083,048
1978	1,392,713	5,381,902
1979	1,432,758	5,703,698
1980	1,474,043	6,047,997
1981	1,516,877	6,420,551
1982	1,561,176	6,824,486
1983	1,606,746	7,252,941
1984	1,653,693	7,697,307
1985	1,702,107	8,151,779
1986	1,751,835	8,628,639
1987	1,803,014	9,130,194
1988	1,855,859	9,629,165
1989	1,903,048	10,128,394
1990	1,951,878	10,640,691
1991	2,009,738	11,160,744
1992	2,088,135	11,686,676
1993	2,174,328	12,215,862
1994	2,249,454	12,750,040
1995	2,312,017	13,289,245
1996	2,358,188	13,831,009
1997	2,411,306	14,374,943
1998	2,474,651	14,922,185
1999	2,541,698	15,472,075
2000	2,613,441	16,177,722
2001	2,678,760	17,041,397
2002	2,738,655	17,910,910
2003	2,802,046	18,786,767
2004	2,868,664	19,669,480
2005	2,939,059	20,559,890
2006	3,013,660	21,459,144
2007	3,093,059	22,368,313
2008	3,183,269	23,287,877
2009	3,284,448	24,217,654
2010	3,390,965	23,978,487
2011	3,502,811	25,091,867
2012	3,619,034	26,168,861
2013	3,734,318	27,624,004
2014	3,848,514	28,309,273
2015	3,965,959	29,816,382
2016	4,086,657	30,954,198
2017	4,210,600	30,977,355
2018	4,337,685	30,196,281
2019	4,467,708	30,063,799
2020	4,600,131	31,552,510
2021	4,734,874	30,784,383
2022	4,875,637	32,175,224
2023	5,022,441	33,702,731
2024	5,169,395	35,300,280

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate

Mauritania

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.15	7.63
1961	6.2	7.63
1962	6.24	7.64
1963	6.31	7.65
1964	6.37	7.67
1965	6.44	7.66
1966	6.52	7.66
1967	6.57	7.66
1968	6.6	7.63
1969	6.64	7.6
1970	6.68	7.58
1971	6.7	7.56
1972	6.71	7.54
1973	6.72	7.48
1974	6.73	7.43
1975	6.71	7.37
1976	6.73	7.33
1977	6.74	7.3
1978	6.73	7.26
1979	6.7	7.23
1980	6.67	7.15
1981	6.64	7.07
1982	6.59	6.98
1983	6.54	6.88
1984	6.48	6.78
1985	6.42	6.65
1986	6.34	6.52
1987	6.27	6.34
1988	6.21	6.15
1989	6.2	5.98
1990	6.18	5.8
1991	6.16	5.64
1992	6.13	5.49
1993	6.09	5.33
1994	6.06	5.16
1995	5.96	4.99
1996	5.86	4.81
1997	5.74	4.66
1998	5.62	4.52
1999	5.52	4.35
2000	5.46	4.21
2001	5.41	3.96
2002	5.37	3.71
2003	5.36	3.47
2004	5.37	3.26
2005	5.38	3.16
2006	5.4	3.18
2007	5.43	3.19
2008	5.44	3.07
2009	5.41	2.95
2010	5.38	2.81
2011	5.38	2.8
2012	5.35	2.78
2013	5.32	2.67
2014	5.26	2.68
2015	5.21	2.63
2016	5.16	2.65
2017	5.11	2.67
2018	5.04	2.67
2019	4.98	2.49
2020	4.91	2.27
2021	4.85	2.17
2022	4.77	2.14
2023	4.7	2.28

Mauritania and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
1960	18.8	18.6
1961	18.8	18.5
1962	18.8	18.4
1963	18.8	18.2
1964	18.8	18
1965	18.7	17.9
1966	18.6	17.7
1967	18.5	17.6
1968	18.4	17.5
1969	18.3	17.4
1970	18.1	17.4
1971	17.9	17.4
1972	17.7	17.4
1973	17.6	17.5
1974	17.4	17.6
1975	17.3	17.7
1976	17.2	17.8
1977	17.1	17.9
1978	17.1	18
1979	17	18.1
1980	17	18.2
1981	17	18.3
1982	17	18.4
1983	17	18.5
1984	17	18.6
1985	17	18.7
1986	17	18.7
1987	17.1	18.8
1988	17.1	18.9
1989	17.1	19
1990	17.1	19
1991	17.2	19.2
1992	17.3	19.3
1993	17.6	19.4
1994	17.6	19.6
1995	17.6	19.7
1996	17.5	19.9
1997	17.5	20.2
1998	17.5	20.4
1999	17.6	20.7
2000	17.7	20.8
2001	17.7	20.7
2002	17.7	20.8
2003	17.7	21.1
2004	17.7	21.4
2005	17.7	21.9
2006	17.6	22.3
2007	17.6	22.8
2008	17.7	23.4
2009	17.8	23.9
2010	17.8	24.5
2011	17.9	25.2
2012	17.8	25.9
2013	17.8	26.6
2014	17.8	27.2
2015	17.8	27.9
2016	17.8	28.6
2017	17.8	29
2018	17.8	29.3
2019	17.9	29.3
2020	17.9	29.4
2021	18	29.5
2022	18.1	29.7
2023	18.2	30.2
2024	18.4	30.5

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