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Mauritania vs Slovenia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 2.13M in Slovenia (ranked 147/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 7,774 sq mi for Slovenia (ranked 28th vs. 151st).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Slovenia ranks 86/197 ($72.5B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Slovenia ranks 33/197 ($34,089).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Slovenia
Population
5432542
2124696
Population rank 123/197 147/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$72.5B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 86/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$34,089
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 33/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$56,531
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$48.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
68%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$22,853
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 29/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$21,364
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
7,774 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
273.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
45.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
81.9 years
2025

Mauritania and Slovenia: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Slovenia economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Slovenia
Year GDP
Mauritania Slovenia
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 -
1988 $1,414,951,290 -
1989 $1,450,647,019 -
1990 $1,506,914,408 $19,832,029,087
1991 $2,133,692,697 $14,454,495,059
1992 $2,164,298,425 $14,277,261,541
1993 $1,847,353,211 $14,449,298,372
1994 $1,944,876,755 $16,400,767,070
1995 $2,091,726,101 $21,367,422,159
1996 $2,132,087,009 $21,470,699,363
1997 $2,071,996,564 $20,726,878,752
1998 $2,032,347,665 $22,058,635,314
1999 $1,985,922,776 $22,609,669,084
2000 $1,779,520,886 $20,159,190,702
2001 $1,746,063,558 $20,668,868,707
2002 $1,777,057,481 $23,214,593,516
2003 $2,051,147,607 $29,360,575,032
2004 $2,362,501,023 $34,156,553,313
2005 $2,936,019,526 $35,947,936,824
2006 $3,919,577,286 $39,260,368,837
2007 $4,346,212,355 $47,880,266,543
2008 $5,206,437,194 $55,509,332,322
2009 $4,714,595,548 $49,975,540,955
2010 $5,628,878,798 $47,793,117,241
2011 $6,764,627,746 $51,199,194,599
2012 $6,728,208,836 $46,167,053,954
2013 $7,223,071,097 $47,867,056,859
2014 $6,592,537,782 $49,514,466,380
2015 $6,166,863,897 $42,709,468,275
2016 $6,398,747,592 $44,290,685,824
2017 $6,800,135,898 $48,153,200,135
2018 $7,473,550,557 $53,689,067,640
2019 $7,894,764,886 $53,909,922,736
2020 $8,260,752,385 $53,384,760,135
2021 $9,222,536,364 $61,529,280,461
2022 $9,557,966,698 $59,927,702,746
2023 $10,651,709,314 $69,148,468,417
2024 $10,766,731,874 $72,485,008,929

Mauritania and Slovenia economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Slovenia
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Slovenia
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 -
1988 $762 -
1989 $762 -
1990 $772 $9,925
1991 $1,062 $7,229
1992 $1,036 $7,151
1993 $850 $7,255
1994 $865 $8,244
1995 $905 $10,738
1996 $904 $10,797
1997 $859 $10,437
1998 $821 $11,132
1999 $781 $11,401
2000 $681 $10,136
2001 $652 $10,376
2002 $649 $11,639
2003 $732 $14,712
2004 $824 $17,104
2005 $999 $17,970
2006 $1,301 $19,563
2007 $1,405 $23,725
2008 $1,636 $27,462
2009 $1,435 $24,502
2010 $1,660 $23,330
2011 $1,931 $24,941
2012 $1,859 $22,442
2013 $1,934 $23,237
2014 $1,713 $24,013
2015 $1,555 $20,697
2016 $1,566 $21,448
2017 $1,615 $23,303
2018 $1,723 $25,888
2019 $1,767 $25,814
2020 $1,796 $25,392
2021 $1,948 $29,187
2022 $1,960 $28,374
2023 $2,121 $32,610
2024 $2,083 $34,089

Mauritania vs. Slovenia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Slovenia
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Slovenia
1950 38.4 61.8
1951 38.8 62.3
1952 39.2 63.8
1953 39.6 65.3
1954 40.1 66.1
1955 40.6 66.1
1956 41.1 66.5
1957 41.7 67
1958 42.3 67.7
1959 42.9 68.2
1960 43.6 68.5
1961 44.3 68.9
1962 45 68.9
1963 45.8 68.6
1964 46.6 68.5
1965 47.4 68.7
1966 48.1 68.9
1967 48.9 69
1968 49.5 68.6
1969 50.1 68.6
1970 50.5 69
1971 50.8 69.7
1972 51 70.3
1973 51.2 70.8
1974 51.4 71
1975 51.6 71.1
1976 51.8 71.1
1977 52 71.3
1978 52.3 71.6
1979 52.8 71.6
1980 53.2 71.8
1981 53.7 71.6
1982 54.2 71.4
1983 54.6 71.2
1984 55.2 71.3
1985 55.8 71.8
1986 56.3 72.1
1987 57 72.4
1988 57.5 72.8
1989 57.7 73.3
1990 58.1 73.5
1991 58.3 73.5
1992 58.6 73.4
1993 58.7 73.6
1994 58.8 73.9
1995 58.9 74.4
1996 58.9 74.8
1997 59.4 75
1998 59.9 75.1
1999 60.4 75.5
2000 61 75.8
2001 61.7 76.2
2002 62.2 76.3
2003 62.8 76.3
2004 63.4 76.9
2005 63.9 77.5
2006 64.5 77.8
2007 64.9 78.3
2008 65.2 78.6
2009 65.5 79
2010 65.7 79.3
2011 65.8 79.6
2012 65.8 79.8
2013 65.9 80.1
2014 66.2 80.3
2015 66.5 80.5
2016 66.8 80.5
2017 67.1 80.6
2018 67.4 80.9
2019 67.6 81
2020 66.8 80.4
2021 66.8 80.4
2022 68.3 80.8
2023 68.5 81.6
2024 68.7 81.8
2025 68.9 81.9

Mauritania and Slovenia population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Slovenia
Year Population
Mauritania Slovenia
1960 824,298 1,584,720
1961 846,167 1,594,131
1962 869,184 1,603,649
1963 893,423 1,616,971
1964 918,955 1,632,114
1965 945,838 1,649,160
1966 974,157 1,669,905
1967 1,003,843 1,689,528
1968 1,034,739 1,704,546
1969 1,066,754 1,713,874
1970 1,099,806 1,724,891
1971 1,133,702 1,738,335
1972 1,168,355 1,752,233
1973 1,203,838 1,766,697
1974 1,240,188 1,776,132
1975 1,277,330 1,793,581
1976 1,315,336 1,820,249
1977 1,353,768 1,842,377
1978 1,392,713 1,862,548
1979 1,432,758 1,882,599
1980 1,474,043 1,901,315
1981 1,516,877 1,906,531
1982 1,561,176 1,910,334
1983 1,606,746 1,922,321
1984 1,653,693 1,932,154
1985 1,702,107 1,941,641
1986 1,751,835 1,965,964
1987 1,803,014 1,989,776
1988 1,855,859 1,995,196
1989 1,903,048 1,996,351
1990 1,951,878 1,998,161
1991 2,009,738 1,999,429
1992 2,088,135 1,996,498
1993 2,174,328 1,991,746
1994 2,249,454 1,989,443
1995 2,312,017 1,989,872
1996 2,358,188 1,988,628
1997 2,411,306 1,985,956
1998 2,474,651 1,981,629
1999 2,541,698 1,983,045
2000 2,613,441 1,988,925
2001 2,678,760 1,992,060
2002 2,738,655 1,994,530
2003 2,802,046 1,995,733
2004 2,868,664 1,997,012
2005 2,939,059 2,000,474
2006 3,013,660 2,006,868
2007 3,093,059 2,018,122
2008 3,183,269 2,021,316
2009 3,284,448 2,039,669
2010 3,390,965 2,048,583
2011 3,502,811 2,052,843
2012 3,619,034 2,057,159
2013 3,734,318 2,059,953
2014 3,848,514 2,061,980
2015 3,965,959 2,063,531
2016 4,086,657 2,065,042
2017 4,210,600 2,066,388
2018 4,337,685 2,073,894
2019 4,467,708 2,088,385
2020 4,600,131 2,102,419
2021 4,734,874 2,108,079
2022 4,875,637 2,112,076
2023 5,022,441 2,120,461
2024 5,169,395 2,126,324

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Slovenia

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Slovenia
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Slovenia
1960 6.15 2.19
1961 6.2 2.27
1962 6.24 2.28
1963 6.31 2.27
1964 6.37 2.31
1965 6.44 2.43
1966 6.52 2.47
1967 6.57 2.37
1968 6.6 2.25
1969 6.64 2.17
1970 6.68 2.11
1971 6.7 2.16
1972 6.71 2.17
1973 6.72 2.2
1974 6.73 2.13
1975 6.71 2.17
1976 6.73 2.2
1977 6.74 2.17
1978 6.73 2.2
1979 6.7 2.22
1980 6.67 2.11
1981 6.64 1.96
1982 6.59 1.93
1983 6.54 1.81
1984 6.48 1.74
1985 6.42 1.71
1986 6.34 1.67
1987 6.27 1.65
1988 6.21 1.63
1989 6.2 1.52
1990 6.18 1.46
1991 6.16 1.42
1992 6.13 1.33
1993 6.09 1.33
1994 6.06 1.32
1995 5.96 1.29
1996 5.86 1.28
1997 5.74 1.25
1998 5.62 1.23
1999 5.52 1.21
2000 5.46 1.26
2001 5.41 1.21
2002 5.37 1.21
2003 5.36 1.2
2004 5.37 1.25
2005 5.38 1.26
2006 5.4 1.31
2007 5.43 1.38
2008 5.44 1.53
2009 5.41 1.53
2010 5.38 1.57
2011 5.38 1.56
2012 5.35 1.58
2013 5.32 1.55
2014 5.26 1.58
2015 5.21 1.57
2016 5.16 1.58
2017 5.11 1.62
2018 5.04 1.6
2019 4.98 1.61
2020 4.91 1.59
2021 4.85 1.64
2022 4.77 1.55
2023 4.7 1.51

Mauritania and Slovenia demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Slovenia
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Slovenia
1960 18.8 29
1961 18.8 29.3
1962 18.8 29.5
1963 18.8 29.7
1964 18.8 29.9
1965 18.7 30.1
1966 18.6 30.2
1967 18.5 30.4
1968 18.4 30.5
1969 18.3 30.6
1970 18.1 30.8
1971 17.9 30.9
1972 17.7 31.1
1973 17.6 31.2
1974 17.4 31.2
1975 17.3 31.1
1976 17.2 31.1
1977 17.1 31.2
1978 17.1 31.3
1979 17 31.4
1980 17 31.5
1981 17 31.7
1982 17 31.9
1983 17 32.2
1984 17 32.4
1985 17 32.6
1986 17 32.9
1987 17.1 33.3
1988 17.1 33.5
1989 17.1 33.8
1990 17.1 34.2
1991 17.2 34.6
1992 17.3 35
1993 17.6 35.4
1994 17.6 35.8
1995 17.6 36
1996 17.5 36.3
1997 17.5 36.7
1998 17.5 37.1
1999 17.6 37.6
2000 17.7 38
2001 17.7 38.4
2002 17.7 38.8
2003 17.7 39.2
2004 17.7 39.6
2005 17.7 40
2006 17.6 40.4
2007 17.6 40.7
2008 17.7 41
2009 17.8 41.2
2010 17.8 41.4
2011 17.9 41.7
2012 17.8 42
2013 17.8 42.4
2014 17.8 42.7
2015 17.8 43
2016 17.8 43.3
2017 17.8 43.6
2018 17.8 43.8
2019 17.9 44
2020 17.9 44
2021 18 44.1
2022 18.1 44.5
2023 18.2 44.9
2024 18.4 45.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Slovenia
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$67.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
47.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
5.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
1.34%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-2.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
3.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
68.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
20.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
4.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
18
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$11.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$2.83B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$852M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
1,216,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
3.39%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
98.7%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Slovenia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,896 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
12.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
5.7 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
57.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
23.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
32.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,418 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
36.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
33.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
35.3%
2023
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Slovenia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+3,319
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
56.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
79.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.57
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99.6%
2001
English speaking
4%
2025
59%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
90.8%
2024

Health

Mauritania Slovenia
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$3,033
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$392
2023
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
81.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
0.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
3.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
2.2
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
19.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
7%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
20.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
10.4 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Slovenia
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
3,656 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
2,360 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
4,756 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
24,224 mi
2012

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