Mauritania vs Somalia statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 28th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Mauritania and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Somalia economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	Somalia
1960	-	$180,459,937
1961	$159,213,430	$191,659,914
1962	$164,271,558	$203,531,928
1963	$168,186,297	$216,145,936
1964	$224,495,744	$229,529,913
1965	$255,340,475	$243,725,898
1966	$266,533,605	$257,375,897
1967	$282,615,310	$271,781,887
1968	$311,395,937	$286,719,885
1969	$295,062,308	$306,357,285
1970	$309,405,316	$347,985,394
1971	$335,568,907	$347,039,446
1972	$391,669,449	$447,883,941
1973	$493,237,876	$483,699,611
1974	$613,010,553	$572,504,036
1975	$703,377,837	$757,015,879
1976	$775,045,517	$871,344,245
1977	$799,030,017	$498,550,725
1978	$804,629,877	$564,571,823
1979	$951,900,945	$589,566,929
1980	$1,047,925,106	$602,515,548
1981	$1,105,494,682	$699,302,473
1982	$1,108,776,653	$774,578,932
1983	$1,165,171,263	$735,408,642
1984	$1,074,373,230	$787,434,542
1985	$1,009,723,326	$875,702,247
1986	$1,186,628,778	$916,590,786
1987	$1,344,664,725	$1,018,972,664
1988	$1,414,951,290	$1,051,596,967
1989	$1,450,647,019	$1,181,360,844
1990	$1,506,914,408	$1,031,282,081
1991	$2,133,692,697	$717,974,930
1992	$2,164,298,425	$709,297,579
1993	$1,847,353,211	$1,260,132,956
1994	$1,944,876,755	$1,481,205,098
1995	$2,091,726,101	$1,534,756,135
1996	$2,132,087,009	$1,792,234,297
1997	$2,071,996,564	$2,191,749,014
1998	$2,032,347,665	$2,962,047,564
1999	$1,985,922,776	$3,045,751,528
2000	$1,779,520,886	$3,412,797,450
2001	$1,746,063,558	$2,252,847,465
2002	$1,777,057,481	$2,192,684,135
2003	$2,051,147,607	$2,836,724,352
2004	$2,362,501,023	$3,859,592,813
2005	$2,936,019,526	$4,683,246,454
2006	$3,919,577,286	$5,026,743,282
2007	$4,346,212,355	$5,430,713,729
2008	$5,206,437,194	$5,913,620,293
2009	$4,714,595,548	$2,948,594,552
2010	$5,628,878,798	$2,687,807,004
2011	$6,764,627,746	$2,906,000,097
2012	$6,728,208,836	$4,364,670,160
2013	$7,223,071,097	$5,062,881,600
2014	$6,592,537,782	$5,728,399,720
2015	$6,166,863,897	$6,152,149,100
2016	$6,398,747,592	$6,613,743,070
2017	$6,800,135,898	$7,621,501,710
2018	$7,473,550,557	$7,873,440,830
2019	$7,894,764,886	$8,655,023,960
2020	$8,260,752,385	$8,628,393,720
2021	$9,222,536,364	$9,483,997,390
2022	$9,557,966,698	$10,202,767,270
2023	$10,651,709,314	$10,968,517,090
2024	$10,766,731,874	$12,108,515,110

Mauritania and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

Somalia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	Somalia
1960	-	$62.7
1961	$188.2	$64.9
1962	$189	$67.2
1963	$188.2	$69.5
1964	$244.3	$71.9
1965	$270	$74.4
1966	$273.6	$76.5
1967	$281.5	$78.7
1968	$301	$80.8
1969	$276.6	$84.1
1970	$281.3	$93.1
1971	$296	$90.4
1972	$335	$113.7
1973	$410	$119.6
1974	$494	$137.9
1975	$551	$177.8
1976	$589	$199.6
1977	$590	$111.2
1978	$578	$117.3
1979	$664	$108.2
1980	$711	$101.5
1981	$729	$116.9
1982	$710	$129
1983	$725	$118.6
1984	$650	$122.5
1985	$593	$130.8
1986	$677	$131.4
1987	$746	$141
1988	$762	$145.3
1989	$762	$166
1990	$772	$145.6
1991	$1,062	$105.4
1992	$1,036	$109.2
1993	$850	$188.6
1994	$865	$210.8
1995	$905	$210.7
1996	$904	$237.2
1997	$859	$280.1
1998	$821	$363
1999	$781	$359
2000	$681	$386
2001	$652	$244.9
2002	$649	$229.6
2003	$732	$286.3
2004	$824	$375
2005	$999	$440
2006	$1,301	$458
2007	$1,405	$480
2008	$1,636	$507
2009	$1,435	$246.5
2010	$1,660	$219.2
2011	$1,931	$235.3
2012	$1,859	$350
2013	$1,934	$393
2014	$1,713	$429
2015	$1,555	$446
2016	$1,566	$461
2017	$1,615	$511
2018	$1,723	$510
2019	$1,767	$540
2020	$1,796	$518
2021	$1,948	$549
2022	$1,960	$573
2023	$2,121	$597
2024	$2,083	$637

Mauritania vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

Somalia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	Somalia
1950	38.4	41.5
1951	38.8	41.7
1952	39.2	41.9
1953	39.6	42.1
1954	40.1	42.3
1955	40.6	42.5
1956	41.1	42.7
1957	41.7	42.9
1958	42.3	43.1
1959	42.9	43.3
1960	43.6	43.5
1961	44.3	43.7
1962	45	44
1963	45.8	44.2
1964	46.6	44.4
1965	47.4	44.6
1966	48.1	44.8
1967	48.9	45.1
1968	49.5	45.3
1969	50.1	45.5
1970	50.5	45.6
1971	50.8	45.8
1972	51	46
1973	51.2	46.2
1974	51.4	44.3
1975	51.6	44.5
1976	51.8	44.7
1977	52	47
1978	52.3	47
1979	52.8	47.4
1980	53.2	47.6
1981	53.7	47.8
1982	54.2	48
1983	54.6	48.2
1984	55.2	48.4
1985	55.8	48.3
1986	56.3	48.4
1987	57	49
1988	57.5	43.9
1989	57.7	46.6
1990	58.1	46.9
1991	58.3	25.4
1992	58.6	25
1993	58.7	50.6
1994	58.8	50.3
1995	58.9	50.6
1996	58.9	50.5
1997	59.4	50.3
1998	59.9	50.8
1999	60.4	50.6
2000	61	50.7
2001	61.7	50.8
2002	62.2	50.8
2003	62.8	50.7
2004	63.4	50.7
2005	63.9	50.9
2006	64.5	50.9
2007	64.9	50.9
2008	65.2	51.5
2009	65.5	52.1
2010	65.7	48.9
2011	65.8	32.5
2012	65.8	49.1
2013	65.9	54
2014	66.2	54.4
2015	66.5	55.1
2016	66.8	55.3
2017	67.1	52.2
2018	67.4	54.8
2019	67.6	57.2
2020	66.8	57.1
2021	66.8	55.7
2022	68.3	53.9
2023	68.5	58.8
2024	68.7	59
2025	68.9	59.1

Mauritania and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

Somalia

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	Somalia
1960	824,298	2,876,331
1961	846,167	2,952,054
1962	869,184	3,030,091
1963	893,423	3,110,361
1964	918,955	3,192,796
1965	945,838	3,277,874
1966	974,157	3,365,106
1967	1,003,843	3,454,537
1968	1,034,739	3,546,590
1969	1,066,754	3,641,015
1970	1,099,806	3,738,448
1971	1,133,702	3,837,691
1972	1,168,355	3,939,436
1973	1,203,838	4,045,592
1974	1,240,188	4,151,842
1975	1,277,330	4,257,535
1976	1,315,336	4,365,812
1977	1,353,768	4,484,050
1978	1,392,713	4,814,892
1979	1,432,758	5,449,117
1980	1,474,043	5,936,154
1981	1,516,877	5,982,849
1982	1,561,176	6,003,840
1983	1,606,746	6,198,430
1984	1,653,693	6,428,389
1985	1,702,107	6,693,289
1986	1,751,835	6,974,788
1987	1,803,014	7,228,302
1988	1,855,859	7,235,360
1989	1,903,048	7,114,817
1990	1,951,878	7,082,811
1991	2,009,738	6,813,760
1992	2,088,135	6,495,107
1993	2,174,328	6,681,399
1994	2,249,454	7,026,797
1995	2,312,017	7,285,007
1996	2,358,188	7,554,474
1997	2,411,306	7,824,525
1998	2,474,651	8,155,417
1999	2,541,698	8,492,059
2000	2,613,441	8,838,713
2001	2,678,760	9,198,493
2002	2,738,655	9,550,063
2003	2,802,046	9,909,157
2004	2,868,664	10,280,998
2005	2,939,059	10,644,228
2006	3,013,660	10,975,502
2007	3,093,059	11,322,582
2008	3,183,269	11,663,084
2009	3,284,448	11,961,201
2010	3,390,965	12,261,756
2011	3,502,811	12,348,830
2012	3,619,034	12,461,160
2013	3,734,318	12,869,594
2014	3,848,514	13,339,491
2015	3,965,959	13,806,963
2016	4,086,657	14,348,740
2017	4,210,600	14,916,629
2018	4,337,685	15,452,487
2019	4,467,708	16,030,971
2020	4,600,131	16,651,191
2021	4,734,874	17,271,431
2022	4,875,637	17,801,897
2023	5,022,441	18,358,615
2024	5,169,395	19,009,151

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Somalia

Fertility rate

Mauritania

Somalia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	Somalia
1960	6.15	7.25
1961	6.2	7.25
1962	6.24	7.26
1963	6.31	7.26
1964	6.37	7.26
1965	6.44	7.26
1966	6.52	7.26
1967	6.57	7.25
1968	6.6	7.23
1969	6.64	7.21
1970	6.68	7.18
1971	6.7	7.15
1972	6.71	7.12
1973	6.72	7.09
1974	6.73	7.06
1975	6.71	7.03
1976	6.73	7.02
1977	6.74	7
1978	6.73	7.13
1979	6.7	7.16
1980	6.67	7.18
1981	6.64	7.23
1982	6.59	7.25
1983	6.54	7.28
1984	6.48	7.3
1985	6.42	7.33
1986	6.34	7.35
1987	6.27	7.37
1988	6.21	7.4
1989	6.2	7.42
1990	6.18	7.44
1991	6.16	7.47
1992	6.13	7.5
1993	6.09	7.53
1994	6.06	7.54
1995	5.96	7.58
1996	5.86	7.62
1997	5.74	7.66
1998	5.62	7.66
1999	5.52	7.66
2000	5.46	7.65
2001	5.41	7.64
2002	5.37	7.63
2003	5.36	7.6
2004	5.37	7.57
2005	5.38	7.53
2006	5.4	7.49
2007	5.43	7.46
2008	5.44	7.42
2009	5.41	7.38
2010	5.38	7.32
2011	5.38	7.27
2012	5.35	7.21
2013	5.32	7.14
2014	5.26	7.06
2015	5.21	6.98
2016	5.16	6.88
2017	5.11	6.77
2018	5.04	6.66
2019	4.98	6.56
2020	4.91	6.45
2021	4.85	6.35
2022	4.77	6.26
2023	4.7	6.13

Mauritania and Somalia demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

Somalia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	Somalia
1960	18.8	18.1
1961	18.8	17.9
1962	18.8	17.8
1963	18.8	17.7
1964	18.8	17.6
1965	18.7	17.5
1966	18.6	17.5
1967	18.5	17.5
1968	18.4	17.5
1969	18.3	17.5
1970	18.1	17.5
1971	17.9	17.6
1972	17.7	17.6
1973	17.6	17.6
1974	17.4	17.7
1975	17.3	17.7
1976	17.2	17.7
1977	17.1	17.7
1978	17.1	17.7
1979	17	17.6
1980	17	17.6
1981	17	17.5
1982	17	17.4
1983	17	17.4
1984	17	17.3
1985	17	17.2
1986	17	17.1
1987	17.1	17
1988	17.1	16.8
1989	17.1	16.7
1990	17.1	16.5
1991	17.2	16.5
1992	17.3	16.7
1993	17.6	16.8
1994	17.6	16.7
1995	17.6	16.6
1996	17.5	16.5
1997	17.5	16.4
1998	17.5	16.4
1999	17.6	16.3
2000	17.7	16.3
2001	17.7	16.2
2002	17.7	16.2
2003	17.7	16.1
2004	17.7	16
2005	17.7	15.9
2006	17.6	15.7
2007	17.6	15.6
2008	17.7	15.6
2009	17.8	15.6
2010	17.8	15.7
2011	17.9	15.8
2012	17.8	16
2013	17.8	16
2014	17.8	16
2015	17.8	16.1
2016	17.8	16.1
2017	17.8	16.2
2018	17.8	16.2
2019	17.9	16.3
2020	17.9	16.3
2021	18	16.4
2022	18.1	16.5
2023	18.2	16.5
2024	18.4	16.6

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