Mauritania vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 28th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Mauritania and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	Sierra Leone
1960	-	$322,151,961
1961	$159,213,430	$327,978,758
1962	$164,271,558	$342,872,549
1963	$168,186,297	$348,700,980
1964	$224,495,744	$372,011,438
1965	$255,340,475	$359,523,810
1966	$266,533,605	$375,630,252
1967	$282,615,310	$348,895,028
1968	$311,395,937	$329,991,597
1969	$295,062,308	$408,853,541
1970	$309,405,316	$434,584,634
1971	$335,568,907	$419,495,788
1972	$391,669,449	$465,254,682
1973	$493,237,876	$575,471,814
1974	$613,010,553	$648,940,351
1975	$703,377,837	$679,352,876
1976	$775,045,517	$594,810,422
1977	$799,030,017	$692,079,407
1978	$804,629,877	$960,765,043
1979	$951,900,945	$1,109,343,425
1980	$1,047,925,106	$1,100,476,190
1981	$1,105,494,682	$1,114,926,661
1982	$1,108,776,653	$1,294,995,964
1983	$1,165,171,263	$995,278,515
1984	$1,074,373,230	$1,087,450,199
1985	$1,009,723,326	$856,890,459
1986	$1,186,628,778	$490,181,457
1987	$1,344,664,725	$660,106,336
1988	$1,414,951,290	$1,055,083,933
1989	$1,450,647,019	$932,974,420
1990	$1,506,914,408	$649,644,098
1991	$2,133,692,697	$779,981,987
1992	$2,164,298,425	$679,940,814
1993	$1,847,353,211	$768,867,883
1994	$1,944,876,755	$911,853,802
1995	$2,091,726,101	$870,740,292
1996	$2,132,087,009	$941,709,423
1997	$2,071,996,564	$850,232,760
1998	$2,032,347,665	$672,368,187
1999	$1,985,922,776	$669,386,624
2000	$1,779,520,886	$635,866,404
2001	$1,746,063,558	$1,681,473,894
2002	$1,777,057,481	$1,933,863,911
2003	$2,051,147,607	$2,142,618,046
2004	$2,362,501,023	$2,237,350,687
2005	$2,936,019,526	$2,545,275,313
2006	$3,919,577,286	$3,263,697,467
2007	$4,346,212,355	$3,632,957,611
2008	$5,206,437,194	$4,157,895,298
2009	$4,714,595,548	$3,953,403,098
2010	$5,628,878,798	$4,262,805,967
2011	$6,764,627,746	$4,861,632,885
2012	$6,728,208,836	$6,141,666,509
2013	$7,223,071,097	$7,502,762,863
2014	$6,592,537,782	$7,686,138,791
2015	$6,166,863,897	$6,788,352,975
2016	$6,398,747,592	$6,084,297,211
2017	$6,800,135,898	$5,749,846,528
2018	$7,473,550,557	$6,390,514,689
2019	$7,894,764,886	$6,526,183,564
2020	$8,260,752,385	$6,693,888,876
2021	$9,222,536,364	$7,173,379,137
2022	$9,557,966,698	$7,124,465,160
2023	$10,651,709,314	$6,411,787,856
2024	$10,766,731,874	$7,547,843,281

Mauritania and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	Sierra Leone
1960	-	$142
1961	$188.2	$142.3
1962	$189	$146.4
1963	$188.2	$146.4
1964	$244.3	$153.4
1965	$270	$145.6
1966	$273.6	$149.4
1967	$281.5	$136.2
1968	$301	$126.4
1969	$276.6	$153.6
1970	$281.3	$160.2
1971	$296	$151.8
1972	$335	$165.3
1973	$410	$200.7
1974	$494	$222.2
1975	$551	$228.4
1976	$589	$196.4
1977	$590	$224.3
1978	$578	$305
1979	$664	$346
1980	$711	$336
1981	$729	$334
1982	$710	$380
1983	$725	$285.9
1984	$650	$306
1985	$593	$235.5
1986	$677	$131.5
1987	$746	$172.4
1988	$762	$268.2
1989	$762	$231.3
1990	$772	$154.8
1991	$1,062	$183.7
1992	$1,036	$163.2
1993	$850	$185
1994	$865	$218.5
1995	$905	$208.4
1996	$904	$224.3
1997	$859	$199.9
1998	$821	$156.5
1999	$781	$155
2000	$681	$143.7
2001	$652	$358
2002	$649	$389
2003	$732	$414
2004	$824	$418
2005	$999	$463
2006	$1,301	$580
2007	$1,405	$632
2008	$1,636	$705
2009	$1,435	$653
2010	$1,660	$685
2011	$1,931	$761
2012	$1,859	$938
2013	$1,934	$1,117
2014	$1,713	$1,118
2015	$1,555	$965
2016	$1,566	$844
2017	$1,615	$779
2018	$1,723	$846
2019	$1,767	$844
2020	$1,796	$846
2021	$1,948	$886
2022	$1,960	$861
2023	$2,121	$758
2024	$2,083	$873

Mauritania vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	Sierra Leone
1950	38.4	28.9
1951	38.8	29.3
1952	39.2	29.7
1953	39.6	30.1
1954	40.1	30.5
1955	40.6	30.9
1956	41.1	31.3
1957	41.7	31.8
1958	42.3	32.1
1959	42.9	32.6
1960	43.6	33.1
1961	44.3	33.6
1962	45	34.2
1963	45.8	34.7
1964	46.6	35.3
1965	47.4	35.9
1966	48.1	36.6
1967	48.9	37.3
1968	49.5	37.8
1969	50.1	38.2
1970	50.5	38.6
1971	50.8	39.1
1972	51	39.5
1973	51.2	40
1974	51.4	40.4
1975	51.6	41
1976	51.8	41.4
1977	52	41.8
1978	52.3	42.2
1979	52.8	42.5
1980	53.2	42.8
1981	53.7	43.1
1982	54.2	43.3
1983	54.6	43.5
1984	55.2	43.6
1985	55.8	43.6
1986	56.3	43.5
1987	57	43.7
1988	57.5	43.8
1989	57.7	43.7
1990	58.1	43.7
1991	58.3	43.3
1992	58.6	43.5
1993	58.7	43.4
1994	58.8	42.8
1995	58.9	42.6
1996	58.9	43.5
1997	59.4	43.6
1998	59.9	42.7
1999	60.4	42
2000	61	44.8
2001	61.7	45.4
2002	62.2	46.2
2003	62.8	46.8
2004	63.4	47.5
2005	63.9	48.3
2006	64.5	49.5
2007	64.9	50
2008	65.2	50.7
2009	65.5	51.3
2010	65.7	51.9
2011	65.8	52.6
2012	65.8	53.2
2013	65.9	54.1
2014	66.2	54.3
2015	66.5	55.5
2016	66.8	56.9
2017	67.1	57.8
2018	67.4	59.1
2019	67.6	59.6
2020	66.8	59.7
2021	66.8	60.3
2022	68.3	61.3
2023	68.5	61.8
2024	68.7	62
2025	68.9	62.2

Mauritania and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	Sierra Leone
1960	824,298	2,268,356
1961	846,167	2,304,227
1962	869,184	2,342,242
1963	893,423	2,382,258
1964	918,955	2,424,390
1965	945,838	2,468,666
1966	974,157	2,514,638
1967	1,003,843	2,562,384
1968	1,034,739	2,611,532
1969	1,066,754	2,661,365
1970	1,099,806	2,712,286
1971	1,133,702	2,763,222
1972	1,168,355	2,814,388
1973	1,203,838	2,866,955
1974	1,240,188	2,920,459
1975	1,277,330	2,974,657
1976	1,315,336	3,028,820
1977	1,353,768	3,085,354
1978	1,392,713	3,145,517
1979	1,432,758	3,207,499
1980	1,474,043	3,272,089
1981	1,516,877	3,338,940
1982	1,561,176	3,408,183
1983	1,606,746	3,481,646
1984	1,653,693	3,558,758
1985	1,702,107	3,638,438
1986	1,751,835	3,728,380
1987	1,803,014	3,829,718
1988	1,855,859	3,934,517
1989	1,903,048	4,034,037
1990	1,951,878	4,196,828
1991	2,009,738	4,246,267
1992	2,088,135	4,166,366
1993	2,174,328	4,157,130
1994	2,249,454	4,173,105
1995	2,312,017	4,179,179
1996	2,358,188	4,199,210
1997	2,411,306	4,253,716
1998	2,474,651	4,295,785
1999	2,541,698	4,318,043
2000	2,613,441	4,423,611
2001	2,678,760	4,692,716
2002	2,738,655	4,971,435
2003	2,802,046	5,177,687
2004	2,868,664	5,355,717
2005	2,939,059	5,501,712
2006	3,013,660	5,624,466
2007	3,093,059	5,749,352
2008	3,183,269	5,894,722
2009	3,284,448	6,055,646
2010	3,390,965	6,222,714
2011	3,502,811	6,387,251
2012	3,619,034	6,551,080
2013	3,734,318	6,714,051
2014	3,848,514	6,876,385
2015	3,965,959	7,037,655
2016	4,086,657	7,205,328
2017	4,210,600	7,379,299
2018	4,337,685	7,554,563
2019	4,467,708	7,731,991
2020	4,600,131	7,912,558
2021	4,734,874	8,094,602
2022	4,875,637	8,276,807
2023	5,022,441	8,460,512
2024	5,169,395	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Mauritania

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	Sierra Leone
1960	6.15	6.18
1961	6.2	6.21
1962	6.24	6.22
1963	6.31	6.26
1964	6.37	6.29
1965	6.44	6.31
1966	6.52	6.35
1967	6.57	6.38
1968	6.6	6.39
1969	6.64	6.39
1970	6.68	6.41
1971	6.7	6.43
1972	6.71	6.45
1973	6.72	6.47
1974	6.73	6.53
1975	6.71	6.55
1976	6.73	6.55
1977	6.74	6.57
1978	6.73	6.59
1979	6.7	6.58
1980	6.67	6.56
1981	6.64	6.55
1982	6.59	6.56
1983	6.54	6.57
1984	6.48	6.59
1985	6.42	6.59
1986	6.34	6.6
1987	6.27	6.61
1988	6.21	6.59
1989	6.2	6.57
1990	6.18	6.57
1991	6.16	6.55
1992	6.13	6.56
1993	6.09	6.57
1994	6.06	6.56
1995	5.96	6.56
1996	5.86	6.55
1997	5.74	6.53
1998	5.62	6.5
1999	5.52	6.42
2000	5.46	6.36
2001	5.41	6.31
2002	5.37	6.23
2003	5.36	6.09
2004	5.37	5.92
2005	5.38	5.81
2006	5.4	5.74
2007	5.43	5.64
2008	5.44	5.56
2009	5.41	5.45
2010	5.38	5.33
2011	5.38	5.21
2012	5.35	5.06
2013	5.32	4.87
2014	5.26	4.7
2015	5.21	4.55
2016	5.16	4.47
2017	5.11	4.39
2018	5.04	4.29
2019	4.98	4.19
2020	4.91	4.08
2021	4.85	3.98
2022	4.77	3.88
2023	4.7	3.79

Mauritania and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	Sierra Leone
1960	18.8	21.1
1961	18.8	21.1
1962	18.8	21.1
1963	18.8	21
1964	18.8	21
1965	18.7	20.9
1966	18.6	20.9
1967	18.5	20.8
1968	18.4	20.7
1969	18.3	20.6
1970	18.1	20.4
1971	17.9	20.2
1972	17.7	20.1
1973	17.6	19.9
1974	17.4	19.8
1975	17.3	19.6
1976	17.2	19.5
1977	17.1	19.4
1978	17.1	19.3
1979	17	19.2
1980	17	19.1
1981	17	19.1
1982	17	19
1983	17	18.9
1984	17	18.9
1985	17	18.8
1986	17	18.7
1987	17.1	18.7
1988	17.1	18.6
1989	17.1	18.6
1990	17.1	18.5
1991	17.2	18.5
1992	17.3	18.4
1993	17.6	18.4
1994	17.6	18.3
1995	17.6	18.2
1996	17.5	18.2
1997	17.5	18.1
1998	17.5	18.1
1999	17.6	18
2000	17.7	18
2001	17.7	18
2002	17.7	17.9
2003	17.7	17.9
2004	17.7	17.9
2005	17.7	18
2006	17.6	18
2007	17.6	18
2008	17.7	18.1
2009	17.8	18.1
2010	17.8	18.2
2011	17.9	18.3
2012	17.8	18.4
2013	17.8	18.5
2014	17.8	18.6
2015	17.8	18.7
2016	17.8	18.9
2017	17.8	19.1
2018	17.8	19.2
2019	17.9	19.4
2020	17.9	19.6
2021	18	19.8
2022	18.1	20
2023	18.2	20.3
2024	18.4	20.5

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