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Mauritania vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 28th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Solomon Islands
Population
5432542
854419
Population rank 123/197 161/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Mauritania and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Mauritania Solomon Islands
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 $25,203,524
1968 $311,395,937 $28,084,253
1969 $295,062,308 $28,606,411
1970 $309,405,316 -
1971 $335,568,907 $50,056,883
1972 $391,669,449 $40,606,712
1973 $493,237,876 $55,272,109
1974 $613,010,553 $84,539,332
1975 $703,377,837 $74,620,320
1976 $775,045,517 $83,100,834
1977 $799,030,017 $93,145,283
1978 $804,629,877 $111,027,427
1979 $951,900,945 $151,276,496
1980 $1,047,925,106 $182,852,107
1981 $1,105,494,682 $193,750,541
1982 $1,108,776,653 $192,902,019
1983 $1,165,171,263 $181,220,399
1984 $1,074,373,230 $181,570,474
1985 $1,009,723,326 $165,524,943
1986 $1,186,628,778 $147,620,048
1987 $1,344,664,725 $155,128,542
1988 $1,414,951,290 $176,494,394
1989 $1,450,647,019 $172,882,411
1990 $1,506,914,408 $214,877,667
1991 $2,133,692,697 $227,540,473
1992 $2,164,298,425 $269,034,596
1993 $1,847,353,211 $300,746,361
1994 $1,944,876,755 $402,837,005
1995 $2,091,726,101 $469,443,202
1996 $2,132,087,009 $510,586,430
1997 $2,071,996,564 $526,554,006
1998 $2,032,347,665 $457,579,840
1999 $1,985,922,776 $488,024,514
2000 $1,779,520,886 $419,842,674
2001 $1,746,063,558 $409,508,553
2002 $1,777,057,481 $346,406,739
2003 $2,051,147,607 $417,668,983
2004 $2,362,501,023 $468,005,319
2005 $2,936,019,526 $552,864,570
2006 $3,919,577,286 $617,258,154
2007 $4,346,212,355 $695,295,348
2008 $5,206,437,194 $776,337,692
2009 $4,714,595,548 $805,557,563
2010 $5,628,878,798 $898,133,685
2011 $6,764,627,746 $1,063,895,361
2012 $6,728,208,836 $1,185,215,418
2013 $7,223,071,097 $1,285,911,586
2014 $6,592,537,782 $1,335,571,421
2015 $6,166,863,897 $1,307,909,888
2016 $6,398,747,592 $1,379,490,304
2017 $6,800,135,898 $1,469,789,119
2018 $7,473,550,557 $1,615,478,393
2019 $7,894,764,886 $1,619,155,017
2020 $8,260,752,385 $1,536,145,814
2021 $9,222,536,364 $1,522,794,913
2022 $9,557,966,698 $1,566,360,686
2023 $10,651,709,314 $1,660,896,531
2024 $10,766,731,874 $1,760,767,447

Mauritania and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Solomon Islands
1961 $188.2 -
1962 $189 -
1963 $188.2 -
1964 $244.3 -
1965 $270 -
1966 $273.6 -
1967 $281.5 $153.5
1968 $301 $166.9
1969 $276.6 $165.9
1970 $281.3 $162
1971 $296 $277.1
1972 $335 $219.5
1973 $410 $291.3
1974 $494 $433
1975 $551 $372
1976 $589 $401
1977 $590 $434
1978 $578 $500
1979 $664 $658
1980 $711 $768
1981 $729 $786
1982 $710 $756
1983 $725 $686
1984 $650 $665
1985 $593 $586
1986 $677 $506
1987 $746 $515
1988 $762 $567
1989 $762 $538
1990 $772 $648
1991 $1,062 $666
1992 $1,036 $764
1993 $850 $829
1994 $865 $1,078
1995 $905 $1,220
1996 $904 $1,289
1997 $859 $1,292
1998 $821 $1,092
1999 $781 $1,134
2000 $681 $953
2001 $652 $912
2002 $649 $757
2003 $732 $896
2004 $824 $986
2005 $999 $1,144
2006 $1,301 $1,256
2007 $1,405 $1,390
2008 $1,636 $1,526
2009 $1,435 $1,555
2010 $1,660 $1,685
2011 $1,931 $1,924
2012 $1,859 $2,066
2013 $1,934 $2,161
2014 $1,713 $2,165
2015 $1,555 $2,045
2016 $1,566 $2,083
2017 $1,615 $2,144
2018 $1,723 $2,278
2019 $1,767 $2,224
2020 $1,796 $2,063
2021 $1,948 $1,997
2022 $1,960 $2,005
2023 $2,121 $2,076
2024 $2,083 $2,149

Mauritania vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Solomon Islands
1950 38.4 41.4
1951 38.8 42
1952 39.2 42.6
1953 39.6 43.2
1954 40.1 43.7
1955 40.6 44.3
1956 41.1 42.8
1957 41.7 45.7
1958 42.3 46.3
1959 42.9 47
1960 43.6 47.7
1961 44.3 48.3
1962 45 49
1963 45.8 49.8
1964 46.6 50.6
1965 47.4 51.4
1966 48.1 52.3
1967 48.9 53.1
1968 49.5 54.1
1969 50.1 55.1
1970 50.5 56.1
1971 50.8 57
1972 51 57.9
1973 51.2 58.8
1974 51.4 59.6
1975 51.6 58.4
1976 51.8 61.2
1977 52 61.5
1978 52.3 62.5
1979 52.8 63.1
1980 53.2 63.7
1981 53.7 64.1
1982 54.2 64.5
1983 54.6 64.8
1984 55.2 65
1985 55.8 65.3
1986 56.3 64.7
1987 57 65.7
1988 57.5 65.9
1989 57.7 66.1
1990 58.1 66.2
1991 58.3 66.4
1992 58.6 66.5
1993 58.7 66.6
1994 58.8 66.7
1995 58.9 66.7
1996 58.9 66.7
1997 59.4 66.8
1998 59.9 66.9
1999 60.4 67
2000 61 67.1
2001 61.7 67.2
2002 62.2 67.4
2003 62.8 67.5
2004 63.4 67.6
2005 63.9 67.8
2006 64.5 68
2007 64.9 67.8
2008 65.2 68.3
2009 65.5 68.4
2010 65.7 68.7
2011 65.8 68.8
2012 65.8 69
2013 65.9 69
2014 66.2 69
2015 66.5 69.3
2016 66.8 69.5
2017 67.1 69.7
2018 67.4 69.8
2019 67.6 70
2020 66.8 69.3
2021 66.8 68.9
2022 68.3 70.4
2023 68.5 70.5
2024 68.7 70.7
2025 68.9 70.8

Mauritania and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Mauritania Solomon Islands
1960 824,298 139,688
1961 846,167 142,912
1962 869,184 146,201
1963 893,423 149,589
1964 918,955 153,085
1965 945,838 156,686
1966 974,157 160,393
1967 1,003,843 164,245
1968 1,034,739 168,282
1969 1,066,754 172,476
1970 1,099,806 176,579
1971 1,133,702 180,637
1972 1,168,355 184,994
1973 1,203,838 189,774
1974 1,240,188 195,041
1975 1,277,330 200,744
1976 1,315,336 207,194
1977 1,353,768 214,418
1978 1,392,713 222,029
1979 1,432,758 229,953
1980 1,474,043 238,135
1981 1,516,877 246,555
1982 1,561,176 255,200
1983 1,606,746 264,068
1984 1,653,693 273,163
1985 1,702,107 282,455
1986 1,751,835 291,842
1987 1,803,014 301,414
1988 1,855,859 311,265
1989 1,903,048 321,282
1990 1,951,878 331,435
1991 2,009,738 341,738
1992 2,088,135 352,205
1993 2,174,328 362,839
1994 2,249,454 373,675
1995 2,312,017 384,733
1996 2,358,188 396,009
1997 2,411,306 407,474
1998 2,474,651 419,071
1999 2,541,698 430,500
2000 2,613,441 440,469
2001 2,678,760 449,125
2002 2,738,655 457,671
2003 2,802,046 466,154
2004 2,868,664 474,611
2005 2,939,059 483,080
2006 3,013,660 491,594
2007 3,093,059 500,156
2008 3,183,269 508,790
2009 3,284,448 518,141
2010 3,390,965 532,968
2011 3,502,811 552,945
2012 3,619,034 573,606
2013 3,734,318 594,945
2014 3,848,514 616,908
2015 3,965,959 639,415
2016 4,086,657 662,379
2017 4,210,600 685,672
2018 4,337,685 709,101
2019 4,467,708 728,147
2020 4,600,131 744,498
2021 4,734,874 762,591
2022 4,875,637 781,066
2023 5,022,441 800,005
2024 5,169,395 819,198

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Solomon Islands
1960 6.15 7.07
1961 6.2 7.05
1962 6.24 7.04
1963 6.31 7.03
1964 6.37 7.05
1965 6.44 7.02
1966 6.52 7
1967 6.57 6.97
1968 6.6 6.95
1969 6.64 6.97
1970 6.68 6.98
1971 6.7 6.99
1972 6.71 6.99
1973 6.72 7
1974 6.73 7.01
1975 6.71 6.99
1976 6.73 6.95
1977 6.74 6.92
1978 6.73 6.87
1979 6.7 6.82
1980 6.67 6.77
1981 6.64 6.71
1982 6.59 6.64
1983 6.54 6.57
1984 6.48 6.49
1985 6.42 6.38
1986 6.34 6.26
1987 6.27 6.12
1988 6.21 5.99
1989 6.2 5.87
1990 6.18 5.74
1991 6.16 5.62
1992 6.13 5.51
1993 6.09 5.45
1994 6.06 5.4
1995 5.96 5.34
1996 5.86 5.22
1997 5.74 5.09
1998 5.62 4.98
1999 5.52 4.86
2000 5.46 4.76
2001 5.41 4.67
2002 5.37 4.6
2003 5.36 4.54
2004 5.37 4.47
2005 5.38 4.41
2006 5.4 4.39
2007 5.43 4.37
2008 5.44 4.36
2009 5.41 4.35
2010 5.38 4.34
2011 5.38 4.34
2012 5.35 4.33
2013 5.32 4.33
2014 5.26 4.36
2015 5.21 4.29
2016 5.16 4.2
2017 5.11 4.06
2018 5.04 3.93
2019 4.98 3.8
2020 4.91 3.75
2021 4.85 3.69
2022 4.77 3.62
2023 4.7 3.56

Mauritania and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Solomon Islands
1960 18.8 16.8
1961 18.8 16.9
1962 18.8 16.9
1963 18.8 17
1964 18.8 17
1965 18.7 17
1966 18.6 17
1967 18.5 16.9
1968 18.4 16.8
1969 18.3 16.8
1970 18.1 16.7
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.7 16.6
1973 17.6 16.4
1974 17.4 16.3
1975 17.3 16.1
1976 17.2 15.9
1977 17.1 15.9
1978 17.1 15.8
1979 17 15.8
1980 17 15.8
1981 17 15.9
1982 17 15.9
1983 17 16
1984 17 16.1
1985 17 16.2
1986 17 16.3
1987 17.1 16.4
1988 17.1 16.5
1989 17.1 16.7
1990 17.1 16.8
1991 17.2 17
1992 17.3 17.1
1993 17.6 17.2
1994 17.6 17.4
1995 17.6 17.5
1996 17.5 17.7
1997 17.5 17.8
1998 17.5 17.9
1999 17.6 18.1
2000 17.7 18.3
2001 17.7 18.4
2002 17.7 18.6
2003 17.7 18.8
2004 17.7 19
2005 17.7 19.1
2006 17.6 19.2
2007 17.6 19.4
2008 17.7 19.4
2009 17.8 19.5
2010 17.8 19.6
2011 17.9 19.6
2012 17.8 19.7
2013 17.8 19.7
2014 17.8 19.8
2015 17.8 19.9
2016 17.8 20
2017 17.8 20.2
2018 17.8 20.4
2019 17.9 20.5
2020 17.9 20.7
2021 18 20.9
2022 18.1 21.1
2023 18.2 21.3
2024 18.4 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Mauritania Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
4%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Mauritania Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
864 mi
2011

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