Mauritania vs South Korea statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 28th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 153/197 ($10.9B) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 156/197 ($2,110), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

Mauritania and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	South Korea
1960	-	$3,973,069,307
1961	$159,213,430	$2,427,244,761
1962	$164,271,558	$2,826,923,077
1963	$168,186,297	$4,007,692,308
1964	$224,495,744	$3,476,789,682
1965	$255,340,475	$3,141,131,708
1966	$266,533,605	$3,957,064,541
1967	$282,615,310	$4,895,076,718
1968	$311,395,937	$6,167,109,472
1969	$295,062,308	$7,743,940,189
1970	$309,405,316	$9,085,001,794
1971	$335,568,907	$10,005,257,131
1972	$391,669,449	$10,990,490,570
1973	$493,237,876	$14,067,523,813
1974	$613,010,553	$19,860,929,977
1975	$703,377,837	$22,126,033,058
1976	$775,045,517	$30,371,074,380
1977	$799,030,017	$39,064,462,810
1978	$804,629,877	$52,824,793,388
1979	$951,900,945	$68,083,884,298
1980	$1,047,925,106	$66,547,970,351
1981	$1,105,494,682	$74,287,368,087
1982	$1,108,776,653	$79,921,300,447
1983	$1,165,171,263	$89,621,208,322
1984	$1,074,373,230	$99,749,645,089
1985	$1,009,723,326	$103,764,281,281
1986	$1,186,628,778	$119,965,960,795
1987	$1,344,664,725	$152,240,393,646
1988	$1,414,951,290	$205,477,530,605
1989	$1,450,647,019	$254,236,243,100
1990	$1,506,914,408	$292,064,221,389
1991	$2,133,692,697	$340,851,946,804
1992	$2,164,298,425	$366,921,291,825
1993	$1,847,353,211	$405,705,302,846
1994	$1,944,876,755	$479,181,794,217
1995	$2,091,726,101	$586,286,469,401
1996	$2,132,087,009	$631,196,863,758
1997	$2,071,996,564	$589,202,526,424
1998	$2,032,347,665	$397,297,216,492
1999	$1,985,922,776	$515,697,079,289
2000	$1,779,520,886	$597,487,173,479
2001	$1,746,063,558	$567,564,806,235
2002	$1,777,057,481	$650,014,391,470
2003	$2,051,147,607	$728,516,494,684
2004	$2,362,501,023	$823,251,107,639
2005	$2,936,019,526	$971,740,329,984
2006	$3,919,577,286	$1,095,175,538,508
2007	$4,346,212,355	$1,220,911,904,593
2008	$5,206,437,194	$1,091,580,692,542
2009	$4,714,595,548	$983,065,242,417
2010	$5,628,878,798	$1,192,830,015,738
2011	$6,764,627,746	$1,307,103,477,219
2012	$6,728,208,836	$1,335,343,586,438
2013	$7,223,071,097	$1,434,669,686,502
2014	$6,592,537,782	$1,556,252,422,020
2015	$6,166,863,897	$1,539,212,301,136
2016	$6,398,747,592	$1,579,150,518,945
2017	$6,800,135,898	$1,710,196,756,713
2018	$7,473,550,557	$1,824,251,454,307
2019	$7,894,764,886	$1,751,045,752,055
2020	$8,260,752,385	$1,744,070,276,373
2021	$9,222,536,364	$1,942,313,560,966
2022	$9,557,966,698	$1,799,363,116,867
2023	$10,726,838,461	$1,844,800,934,392
2024	$10,908,045,687	$1,875,388,209,407

Mauritania and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	South Korea
1960	-	$158.8
1961	$188.2	$94.2
1962	$189	$106.6
1963	$188.2	$147
1964	$244.3	$124.2
1965	$270	$109.4
1966	$273.6	$134.4
1967	$281.5	$162.5
1968	$301	$200
1969	$276.6	$245.5
1970	$281.3	$281.8
1971	$296	$304
1972	$335	$328
1973	$410	$412
1974	$494	$572
1975	$551	$627
1976	$589	$847
1977	$590	$1,073
1978	$578	$1,429
1979	$664	$1,814
1980	$711	$1,746
1981	$729	$1,918
1982	$710	$2,032
1983	$725	$2,246
1984	$650	$2,469
1985	$593	$2,543
1986	$677	$2,911
1987	$746	$3,658
1988	$762	$4,889
1989	$762	$5,989
1990	$772	$6,813
1991	$1,062	$7,873
1992	$1,036	$8,387
1993	$850	$9,180
1994	$865	$10,734
1995	$905	$13,002
1996	$904	$13,865
1997	$859	$12,822
1998	$821	$8,583
1999	$781	$11,063
2000	$681	$12,710
2001	$652	$11,981
2002	$649	$13,643
2003	$732	$15,212
2004	$824	$17,122
2005	$999	$20,167
2006	$1,301	$22,610
2007	$1,405	$25,078
2008	$1,636	$22,252
2009	$1,435	$19,937
2010	$1,660	$24,071
2011	$1,931	$26,175
2012	$1,859	$26,601
2013	$1,934	$28,449
2014	$1,713	$30,667
2015	$1,555	$30,172
2016	$1,566	$30,832
2017	$1,615	$33,297
2018	$1,723	$35,364
2019	$1,767	$33,827
2020	$1,796	$33,646
2021	$1,948	$37,518
2022	$1,960	$34,822
2023	$2,136	$35,674
2024	$2,110	$36,239

Mauritania vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	South Korea
1950	38.4	22.2
1951	38.8	26.6
1952	39.2	36.6
1953	39.6	40.5
1954	40.1	46.1
1955	40.6	48.4
1956	41.1	50.2
1957	41.7	51.6
1958	42.3	51.8
1959	42.9	52.9
1960	43.6	53.8
1961	44.3	54.4
1962	45	55
1963	45.8	55
1964	46.6	55.3
1965	47.4	55.8
1966	48.1	55.4
1967	48.9	60.9
1968	49.5	60.9
1969	50.1	61.4
1970	50.5	62.2
1971	50.8	62.7
1972	51	63.2
1973	51.2	63.8
1974	51.4	64.2
1975	51.6	64.7
1976	51.8	65
1977	52	64.6
1978	52.3	65
1979	52.8	66.1
1980	53.2	64.8
1981	53.7	67.1
1982	54.2	67.1
1983	54.6	66.7
1984	55.2	68.1
1985	55.8	68.4
1986	56.3	69
1987	57	69.3
1988	57.5	70.2
1989	57.7	70.7
1990	58.1	71
1991	58.3	71.4
1992	58.6	72.2
1993	58.7	72.7
1994	58.8	72.9
1995	58.9	73.4
1996	58.9	74
1997	59.4	74.5
1998	59.9	75
1999	60.4	75.6
2000	61	76.2
2001	61.7	76.9
2002	62.2	77.2
2003	62.8	77.5
2004	63.4	78
2005	63.9	78.4
2006	64.5	79
2007	64.9	79.4
2008	65.2	80
2009	65.5	80.6
2010	65.7	80.7
2011	65.8	81.2
2012	65.8	81.3
2013	65.9	81.8
2014	66.2	82.4
2015	66.5	82.5
2016	66.8	82.9
2017	67.1	83.3
2018	67.4	83.3
2019	67.6	83.7
2020	66.8	83.7
2021	66.8	83.9
2022	68.3	82.7
2023	68.5	84.3
2024	68.7	84.4
2025	68.9	84.5
2026	69.2	84.6

Mauritania and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	South Korea
1960	824,298	25,012,374
1961	846,167	25,765,673
1962	869,184	26,513,030
1963	893,423	27,261,747
1964	918,955	27,984,155
1965	945,838	28,704,674
1966	974,157	29,435,571
1967	1,003,843	30,130,983
1968	1,034,739	30,838,302
1969	1,066,754	31,544,266
1970	1,099,806	32,240,827
1971	1,133,702	32,882,704
1972	1,168,355	33,505,406
1973	1,203,838	34,103,149
1974	1,240,188	34,692,266
1975	1,277,330	35,280,725
1976	1,315,336	35,848,523
1977	1,353,768	36,411,795
1978	1,392,713	36,969,185
1979	1,432,758	37,534,236
1980	1,474,043	38,123,775
1981	1,516,877	38,723,248
1982	1,561,176	39,326,352
1983	1,606,746	39,910,403
1984	1,653,693	40,405,956
1985	1,702,107	40,805,744
1986	1,751,835	41,213,674
1987	1,803,014	41,621,690
1988	1,855,859	42,031,247
1989	1,903,048	42,449,038
1990	1,951,878	42,869,283
1991	2,009,738	43,295,704
1992	2,088,135	43,747,962
1993	2,174,328	44,194,628
1994	2,249,454	44,641,540
1995	2,312,017	45,092,991
1996	2,358,188	45,524,681
1997	2,411,306	45,953,580
1998	2,474,651	46,286,503
1999	2,541,698	46,616,677
2000	2,613,441	47,008,111
2001	2,678,760	47,370,164
2002	2,738,655	47,644,736
2003	2,802,046	47,892,330
2004	2,868,664	48,082,519
2005	2,939,059	48,184,561
2006	3,013,660	48,438,292
2007	3,093,059	48,683,638
2008	3,183,269	49,054,708
2009	3,284,448	49,307,835
2010	3,390,965	49,554,112
2011	3,502,811	49,936,638
2012	3,619,034	50,199,853
2013	3,734,318	50,428,893
2014	3,848,514	50,746,659
2015	3,965,959	51,014,947
2016	4,086,657	51,217,803
2017	4,210,600	51,361,911
2018	4,337,685	51,585,058
2019	4,467,708	51,764,822
2020	4,600,131	51,836,239
2021	4,734,874	51,769,539
2022	4,875,637	51,672,569
2023	5,022,441	51,712,619
2024	5,169,395	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Mauritania and South Korea

Fertility rate

Mauritania

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	South Korea
1960	6.15	5.99
1961	6.2	5.8
1962	6.24	5.56
1963	6.31	5.33
1964	6.37	5.07
1965	6.44	4.89
1966	6.52	4.78
1967	6.57	4.62
1968	6.6	4.51
1969	6.64	4.45
1970	6.68	4.53
1971	6.7	4.54
1972	6.71	4.12
1973	6.72	4.07
1974	6.73	3.77
1975	6.71	3.43
1976	6.73	3
1977	6.74	2.99
1978	6.73	2.64
1979	6.7	2.9
1980	6.67	2.82
1981	6.64	2.57
1982	6.59	2.39
1983	6.54	2.06
1984	6.48	1.74
1985	6.42	1.66
1986	6.34	1.58
1987	6.27	1.53
1988	6.21	1.55
1989	6.2	1.56
1990	6.18	1.57
1991	6.16	1.71
1992	6.13	1.76
1993	6.09	1.65
1994	6.06	1.66
1995	5.96	1.63
1996	5.86	1.57
1997	5.74	1.54
1998	5.62	1.46
1999	5.52	1.43
2000	5.46	1.48
2001	5.41	1.31
2002	5.37	1.18
2003	5.36	1.19
2004	5.37	1.16
2005	5.38	1.09
2006	5.4	1.13
2007	5.43	1.26
2008	5.44	1.19
2009	5.41	1.15
2010	5.38	1.23
2011	5.38	1.24
2012	5.35	1.3
2013	5.32	1.19
2014	5.26	1.21
2015	5.21	1.24
2016	5.16	1.17
2017	5.11	1.05
2018	5.04	0.98
2019	4.98	0.92
2020	4.91	0.84
2021	4.85	0.81
2022	4.77	0.78
2023	4.7	0.72

Mauritania and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	South Korea
1960	18.8	19.3
1961	18.8	19.2
1962	18.8	19.1
1963	18.8	19
1964	18.8	18.8
1965	18.7	18.6
1966	18.6	18.5
1967	18.5	18.6
1968	18.4	18.7
1969	18.3	18.8
1970	18.1	18.9
1971	17.9	19
1972	17.7	19.1
1973	17.6	19.3
1974	17.4	19.6
1975	17.3	19.9
1976	17.2	20.2
1977	17.1	20.7
1978	17.1	21.1
1979	17	21.6
1980	17	22.1
1981	17	22.5
1982	17	22.8
1983	17	23.3
1984	17	23.7
1985	17	24.2
1986	17	24.8
1987	17.1	25.3
1988	17.1	25.8
1989	17.1	26.3
1990	17.1	26.7
1991	17.2	27.2
1992	17.3	27.8
1993	17.6	28.3
1994	17.6	28.9
1995	17.6	29.4
1996	17.5	29.8
1997	17.5	30.2
1998	17.5	30.7
1999	17.6	31.2
2000	17.7	31.7
2001	17.7	32.3
2002	17.7	32.8
2003	17.7	33.4
2004	17.7	33.9
2005	17.7	34.5
2006	17.6	35.2
2007	17.6	35.8
2008	17.7	36.4
2009	17.8	37
2010	17.8	37.6
2011	17.9	38.2
2012	17.8	38.8
2013	17.8	39.5
2014	17.8	40.2
2015	17.8	40.8
2016	17.8	41.4
2017	17.8	41.9
2018	17.8	42.5
2019	17.9	43.1
2020	17.9	43.8
2021	18	44.4
2022	18.1	44.9
2023	18.2	45.5
2024	18.4	46.1

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