Mauritania vs South Africa statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 28th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Mauritania and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	South Africa
1960	-	$8,748,596,501
1961	$159,213,430	$9,225,996,310
1962	$164,271,558	$9,813,996,074
1963	$168,186,297	$10,854,195,658
1964	$224,495,744	$11,955,995,218
1965	$255,340,475	$13,068,994,772
1966	$266,533,605	$14,211,394,315
1967	$282,615,310	$15,821,393,671
1968	$311,395,937	$17,124,793,150
1969	$295,062,308	$19,256,992,297
1970	$309,405,316	$21,218,391,513
1971	$335,568,907	$23,411,076,638
1972	$391,669,449	$24,515,919,217
1973	$493,237,876	$33,262,772,008
1974	$613,010,553	$41,389,186,095
1975	$703,377,837	$42,906,905,672
1976	$775,045,517	$41,150,460,288
1977	$799,030,017	$45,328,411,332
1978	$804,629,877	$51,607,412,902
1979	$951,900,945	$63,038,658,089
1980	$1,047,925,106	$89,411,864,402
1981	$1,105,494,682	$93,141,472,164
1982	$1,108,776,653	$85,904,057,409
1983	$1,165,171,263	$96,204,110,942
1984	$1,074,373,230	$84,870,163,366
1985	$1,009,723,326	$64,459,376,087
1986	$1,186,628,778	$73,354,771,399
1987	$1,344,664,725	$96,535,763,418
1988	$1,414,951,290	$103,976,831,871
1989	$1,450,647,019	$108,055,624,082
1990	$1,506,914,408	$126,048,140,142
1991	$2,133,692,697	$135,203,698,238
1992	$2,164,298,425	$146,956,150,987
1993	$1,847,353,211	$147,194,747,566
1994	$1,944,876,755	$153,512,712,382
1995	$2,091,726,101	$171,735,933,897
1996	$2,132,087,009	$163,234,925,381
1997	$2,071,996,564	$168,978,057,328
1998	$2,032,347,665	$152,982,984,557
1999	$1,985,922,776	$151,516,957,079
2000	$1,779,520,886	$151,752,757,215
2001	$1,746,063,558	$135,429,905,923
2002	$1,777,057,481	$129,087,556,612
2003	$2,051,147,607	$197,018,965,309
2004	$2,362,501,023	$255,806,908,595
2005	$2,936,019,526	$288,867,217,197
2006	$3,919,577,286	$303,858,675,364
2007	$4,346,212,355	$333,077,117,254
2008	$5,206,437,194	$316,131,258,616
2009	$4,714,595,548	$329,754,060,647
2010	$5,628,878,798	$417,363,822,802
2011	$6,764,627,746	$458,199,494,831
2012	$6,728,208,836	$434,400,545,086
2013	$7,223,071,097	$400,886,013,596
2014	$6,592,537,782	$381,198,869,776
2015	$6,166,863,897	$346,709,790,459
2016	$6,398,747,592	$323,585,509,674
2017	$6,800,135,898	$381,448,814,653
2018	$7,473,550,557	$405,260,723,893
2019	$7,894,764,886	$389,330,032,224
2020	$8,260,752,385	$337,974,655,408
2021	$9,222,536,364	$420,886,877,629
2022	$9,557,966,698	$406,920,004,594
2023	$10,651,709,314	$380,699,271,816
2024	$10,766,731,874	$400,260,724,226

Mauritania and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	South Africa
1960	-	$532
1961	$188.2	$546
1962	$189	$563
1963	$188.2	$605
1964	$244.3	$646
1965	$270	$685
1966	$273.6	$722
1967	$281.5	$779
1968	$301	$817
1969	$276.6	$891
1970	$281.3	$952
1971	$296	$1,020
1972	$335	$1,038
1973	$410	$1,369
1974	$494	$1,656
1975	$551	$1,670
1976	$589	$1,559
1977	$590	$1,671
1978	$578	$1,852
1979	$664	$2,202
1980	$711	$3,029
1981	$729	$3,050
1982	$710	$2,717
1983	$725	$2,938
1984	$650	$2,504
1985	$593	$1,839
1986	$677	$2,027
1987	$746	$2,586
1988	$762	$2,702
1989	$762	$2,727
1990	$772	$3,093
1991	$1,062	$3,243
1992	$1,036	$3,462
1993	$850	$3,400
1994	$865	$3,489
1995	$905	$3,856
1996	$904	$3,618
1997	$859	$3,700
1998	$821	$3,310
1999	$781	$3,242
2000	$681	$3,218
2001	$652	$2,847
2002	$649	$2,688
2003	$732	$4,062
2004	$824	$5,221
2005	$999	$5,837
2006	$1,301	$6,077
2007	$1,405	$6,592
2008	$1,636	$6,185
2009	$1,435	$6,375
2010	$1,660	$7,973
2011	$1,931	$8,646
2012	$1,859	$8,077
2013	$1,934	$7,332
2014	$1,713	$6,857
2015	$1,555	$6,112
2016	$1,566	$5,651
2017	$1,615	$6,618
2018	$1,723	$6,914
2019	$1,767	$6,534
2020	$1,796	$5,581
2021	$1,948	$6,843
2022	$1,960	$6,523
2023	$2,121	$6,023
2024	$2,083	$6,253

Mauritania vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	South Africa
1950	38.4	43.1
1951	38.8	44.1
1952	39.2	45
1953	39.6	46.1
1954	40.1	47.1
1955	40.6	48.2
1956	41.1	49.2
1957	41.7	50.2
1958	42.3	51.1
1959	42.9	51.9
1960	43.6	52.6
1961	44.3	53.1
1962	45	53.6
1963	45.8	53.9
1964	46.6	54.2
1965	47.4	54.4
1966	48.1	54.7
1967	48.9	55
1968	49.5	55.2
1969	50.1	55.4
1970	50.5	55.7
1971	50.8	56
1972	51	56.4
1973	51.2	56.7
1974	51.4	57.1
1975	51.6	57.6
1976	51.8	58
1977	52	58.5
1978	52.3	59
1979	52.8	59.5
1980	53.2	60
1981	53.7	60.4
1982	54.2	60.9
1983	54.6	61.4
1984	55.2	61.8
1985	55.8	62.2
1986	56.3	62.4
1987	57	62.7
1988	57.5	62.9
1989	57.7	63
1990	58.1	62.9
1991	58.3	63
1992	58.6	62.8
1993	58.7	62.6
1994	58.8	62.1
1995	58.9	61.6
1996	58.9	61.1
1997	59.4	60.5
1998	59.9	59.9
1999	60.4	59.2
2000	61	58.4
2001	61.7	57.2
2002	62.2	55.6
2003	62.8	54.2
2004	63.4	54
2005	63.9	53.9
2006	64.5	54.2
2007	64.9	54.9
2008	65.2	56
2009	65.5	57.4
2010	65.7	58.9
2011	65.8	60.6
2012	65.8	61.7
2013	65.9	62.4
2014	66.2	63.2
2015	66.5	64.1
2016	66.8	64.7
2017	67.1	65.4
2018	67.4	65.7
2019	67.6	66.1
2020	66.8	65.2
2021	66.8	62
2022	68.3	65.5
2023	68.5	66.1
2024	68.7	66.3
2025	68.9	66.5

Mauritania and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	South Africa
1960	824,298	16,440,172
1961	846,167	16,908,035
1962	869,184	17,418,522
1963	893,423	17,954,564
1964	918,955	18,511,361
1965	945,838	19,089,380
1966	974,157	19,690,087
1967	1,003,843	20,314,066
1968	1,034,739	20,957,287
1969	1,066,754	21,614,676
1970	1,099,806	22,279,984
1971	1,133,702	22,942,143
1972	1,168,355	23,609,456
1973	1,203,838	24,294,263
1974	1,240,188	24,989,108
1975	1,277,330	25,690,940
1976	1,315,336	26,395,450
1977	1,353,768	27,118,952
1978	1,392,713	27,869,507
1979	1,432,758	28,634,162
1980	1,474,043	29,518,857
1981	1,516,877	30,541,044
1982	1,561,176	31,615,339
1983	1,606,746	32,739,304
1984	1,653,693	33,892,788
1985	1,702,107	35,042,093
1986	1,751,835	36,180,515
1987	1,803,014	37,326,190
1988	1,855,859	38,480,649
1989	1,903,048	39,628,575
1990	1,951,878	40,746,268
1991	2,009,738	41,687,898
1992	2,088,135	42,443,509
1993	2,174,328	43,297,156
1994	2,249,454	44,004,139
1995	2,312,017	44,541,554
1996	2,358,188	45,123,018
1997	2,411,306	45,666,838
1998	2,474,651	46,223,880
1999	2,541,698	46,730,335
2000	2,613,441	47,159,719
2001	2,678,760	47,566,800
2002	2,738,655	48,019,415
2003	2,802,046	48,500,348
2004	2,868,664	48,991,421
2005	2,939,059	49,490,033
2006	3,013,660	49,998,277
2007	3,093,059	50,528,584
2008	3,183,269	51,114,599
2009	3,284,448	51,728,516
2010	3,390,965	52,344,051
2011	3,502,811	52,995,205
2012	3,619,034	53,782,567
2013	3,734,318	54,678,791
2014	3,848,514	55,594,838
2015	3,965,959	56,723,537
2016	4,086,657	57,259,551
2017	4,210,600	57,635,162
2018	4,337,685	58,613,001
2019	4,467,708	59,587,885
2020	4,600,131	60,562,381
2021	4,734,874	61,502,603
2022	4,875,637	62,378,410
2023	5,022,441	63,212,384
2024	5,169,395	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Mauritania and South Africa

Fertility rate

Mauritania

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	South Africa
1960	6.15	6.11
1961	6.2	6.08
1962	6.24	6.05
1963	6.31	6.01
1964	6.37	5.96
1965	6.44	5.89
1966	6.52	5.91
1967	6.57	5.85
1968	6.6	5.78
1969	6.64	5.72
1970	6.68	5.63
1971	6.7	5.57
1972	6.71	5.49
1973	6.72	5.41
1974	6.73	5.3
1975	6.71	5.19
1976	6.73	5.07
1977	6.74	4.94
1978	6.73	4.85
1979	6.7	4.82
1980	6.67	4.78
1981	6.64	4.71
1982	6.59	4.7
1983	6.54	4.63
1984	6.48	4.57
1985	6.42	4.5
1986	6.34	4.41
1987	6.27	4.35
1988	6.21	4.18
1989	6.2	3.98
1990	6.18	3.72
1991	6.16	3.62
1992	6.13	3.48
1993	6.09	3.37
1994	6.06	3.26
1995	5.96	3.17
1996	5.86	2.99
1997	5.74	2.73
1998	5.62	2.63
1999	5.52	2.56
2000	5.46	2.41
2001	5.41	2.37
2002	5.37	2.32
2003	5.36	2.36
2004	5.37	2.44
2005	5.38	2.51
2006	5.4	2.55
2007	5.43	2.55
2008	5.44	2.68
2009	5.41	2.5
2010	5.38	2.44
2011	5.38	2.44
2012	5.35	2.45
2013	5.32	2.43
2014	5.26	2.42
2015	5.21	2.36
2016	5.16	2.26
2017	5.11	2.28
2018	5.04	2.27
2019	4.98	2.26
2020	4.91	2.26
2021	4.85	2.25
2022	4.77	2.23
2023	4.7	2.22

Mauritania and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	South Africa
1960	18.8	19
1961	18.8	19
1962	18.8	18.9
1963	18.8	18.9
1964	18.8	18.9
1965	18.7	18.8
1966	18.6	18.8
1967	18.5	18.8
1968	18.4	18.8
1969	18.3	18.8
1970	18.1	18.8
1971	17.9	18.8
1972	17.7	18.8
1973	17.6	18.8
1974	17.4	18.9
1975	17.3	18.9
1976	17.2	19
1977	17.1	19.1
1978	17.1	19.2
1979	17	19.3
1980	17	19.4
1981	17	19.6
1982	17	19.8
1983	17	20
1984	17	20.2
1985	17	20.4
1986	17	20.5
1987	17.1	20.7
1988	17.1	20.9
1989	17.1	21.1
1990	17.1	21.3
1991	17.2	21.5
1992	17.3	21.5
1993	17.6	21.9
1994	17.6	22
1995	17.6	21.5
1996	17.5	21.2
1997	17.5	21.2
1998	17.5	21.4
1999	17.6	21.6
2000	17.7	21.9
2001	17.7	22.2
2002	17.7	22.4
2003	17.7	22.8
2004	17.7	23.1
2005	17.7	23.3
2006	17.6	23.5
2007	17.6	23.8
2008	17.7	24
2009	17.8	24.3
2010	17.8	24.6
2011	17.9	25
2012	17.8	25.3
2013	17.8	25.7
2014	17.8	26
2015	17.8	26.4
2016	17.8	26.7
2017	17.8	27
2018	17.8	27.5
2019	17.9	27.9
2020	17.9	28.3
2021	18	28.6
2022	18.1	28.9
2023	18.2	29.2
2024	18.4	29.5

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