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Mauritania vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 28th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Suriname
Population
5432542
644193
Population rank 123/197 165/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Mauritania and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Suriname
Year GDP
Mauritania Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 $159,213,430 $107,700,000
1962 $164,271,558 $116,150,000
1963 $168,186,297 $125,950,000
1964 $224,495,744 $134,400,000
1965 $255,340,475 $154,150,000
1966 $266,533,605 $190,350,000
1967 $282,615,310 $220,700,000
1968 $311,395,937 $241,350,000
1969 $295,062,308 $259,650,000
1970 $309,405,316 $274,900,000
1971 $335,568,907 $301,000,000
1972 $391,669,449 $311,950,000
1973 $493,237,876 $339,450,000
1974 $613,010,553 $409,850,000
1975 $703,377,837 $465,500,000
1976 $775,045,517 $505,500,000
1977 $799,030,017 $641,500,000
1978 $804,629,877 $735,500,000
1979 $951,900,945 $782,500,000
1980 $1,047,925,106 $795,000,000
1981 $1,105,494,682 $889,000,000
1982 $1,108,776,653 $915,000,000
1983 $1,165,171,263 $883,500,000
1984 $1,074,373,230 $864,000,000
1985 $1,009,723,326 $873,000,000
1986 $1,186,628,778 $891,000,000
1987 $1,344,664,725 $980,000,000
1988 $1,414,951,290 $1,161,000,000
1989 $1,450,647,019 $542,600,000
1990 $1,506,914,408 $388,400,000
1991 $2,133,692,697 $448,100,000
1992 $2,164,298,425 $404,600,000
1993 $1,847,353,211 $428,764,706
1994 $1,944,876,755 $605,492,537
1995 $2,091,726,101 $691,590,498
1996 $2,132,087,009 $861,372,806
1997 $2,071,996,564 $926,422,500
1998 $2,032,347,665 $1,110,850,000
1999 $1,985,922,776 $886,290,698
2000 $1,779,520,886 $947,671,970
2001 $1,746,063,558 $834,279,358
2002 $1,777,057,481 $1,093,574,468
2003 $2,051,147,607 $1,274,190,311
2004 $2,362,501,023 $1,484,092,538
2005 $2,936,019,526 $1,793,410,397
2006 $3,919,577,286 $2,626,380,435
2007 $4,346,212,355 $2,936,612,022
2008 $5,206,437,194 $3,532,969,035
2009 $4,714,595,548 $3,875,409,836
2010 $5,628,878,798 $4,368,370,998
2011 $6,764,627,746 $4,422,276,622
2012 $6,728,208,836 $4,980,000,000
2013 $7,223,071,097 $5,145,757,576
2014 $6,592,537,782 $5,240,606,061
2015 $6,166,863,897 $5,126,237,646
2016 $6,398,747,592 $3,317,421,648
2017 $6,800,135,898 $3,591,679,431
2018 $7,473,550,557 $3,996,198,867
2019 $7,894,764,886 $4,016,040,575
2020 $8,260,752,385 $2,911,807,496
2021 $9,222,536,364 $3,107,923,198
2022 $9,557,966,698 $3,791,603,200
2023 $10,651,709,314 $3,455,146,281
2024 $10,766,731,874 $4,714,267,822

Mauritania and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 $188.2 $395
1962 $189 $409
1963 $188.2 $424
1964 $244.3 $435
1965 $270 $482
1966 $273.6 $575
1967 $281.5 $644
1968 $301 $681
1969 $276.6 $708
1970 $281.3 $724
1971 $296 $768
1972 $335 $785
1973 $410 $858
1974 $494 $1,041
1975 $551 $1,190
1976 $589 $1,302
1977 $590 $1,666
1978 $578 $1,928
1979 $664 $2,072
1980 $711 $2,118
1981 $729 $2,368
1982 $710 $2,430
1983 $725 $2,333
1984 $650 $2,261
1985 $593 $2,256
1986 $677 $2,271
1987 $746 $2,469
1988 $762 $2,886
1989 $762 $1,329
1990 $772 $942
1991 $1,062 $1,080
1992 $1,036 $969
1993 $850 $1,022
1994 $865 $1,434
1995 $905 $1,610
1996 $904 $1,963
1997 $859 $2,068
1998 $821 $2,429
1999 $781 $1,898
2000 $681 $1,988
2001 $652 $1,715
2002 $649 $2,202
2003 $732 $2,516
2004 $824 $2,888
2005 $999 $3,453
2006 $1,301 $5,003
2007 $1,405 $5,530
2008 $1,636 $6,576
2009 $1,435 $7,130
2010 $1,660 $7,944
2011 $1,931 $7,950
2012 $1,859 $8,851
2013 $1,934 $9,043
2014 $1,713 $9,108
2015 $1,555 $8,814
2016 $1,566 $5,644
2017 $1,615 $6,050
2018 $1,723 $6,666
2019 $1,767 $6,630
2020 $1,796 $4,755
2021 $1,948 $5,030
2022 $1,960 $6,084
2023 $2,121 $5,494
2024 $2,083 $7,431

Mauritania vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Suriname
1950 38.4 50.7
1951 38.8 51.1
1952 39.2 51.4
1953 39.6 52.1
1954 40.1 52.8
1955 40.6 53.5
1956 41.1 54.1
1957 41.7 54.7
1958 42.3 55.4
1959 42.9 55.9
1960 43.6 56.6
1961 44.3 57.3
1962 45 58
1963 45.8 58.5
1964 46.6 58.9
1965 47.4 59.1
1966 48.1 59.2
1967 48.9 59.2
1968 49.5 59.3
1969 50.1 59.4
1970 50.5 59.5
1971 50.8 59.6
1972 51 59.7
1973 51.2 59.8
1974 51.4 59.9
1975 51.6 60
1976 51.8 60.2
1977 52 60.3
1978 52.3 60.4
1979 52.8 60.5
1980 53.2 60.7
1981 53.7 60.8
1982 54.2 60.9
1983 54.6 61.1
1984 55.2 61.2
1985 55.8 61.4
1986 56.3 61.2
1987 57 61.3
1988 57.5 61.5
1989 57.7 62
1990 58.1 62.1
1991 58.3 62.2
1992 58.6 62.2
1993 58.7 62.4
1994 58.8 62.5
1995 58.9 62.8
1996 58.9 63.1
1997 59.4 63.4
1998 59.9 63.7
1999 60.4 64
2000 61 64.4
2001 61.7 64.8
2002 62.2 65.3
2003 62.8 65.8
2004 63.4 66.4
2005 63.9 67
2006 64.5 67.6
2007 64.9 68.3
2008 65.2 68.9
2009 65.5 69.3
2010 65.7 69.6
2011 65.8 69.8
2012 65.8 70
2013 65.9 70.1
2014 66.2 70.3
2015 66.5 70.6
2016 66.8 71
2017 67.1 71.2
2018 67.4 71.5
2019 67.6 71.8
2020 66.8 72.3
2021 66.8 68.9
2022 68.3 73.3
2023 68.5 73.6
2024 68.7 73.8
2025 68.9 73.9

Mauritania and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Suriname
Year Population
Mauritania Suriname
1960 824,298 263,918
1961 846,167 272,791
1962 869,184 283,912
1963 893,423 297,034
1964 918,955 309,041
1965 945,838 320,000
1966 974,157 331,135
1967 1,003,843 342,679
1968 1,034,739 354,616
1969 1,066,754 366,906
1970 1,099,806 379,442
1971 1,133,702 391,932
1972 1,168,355 397,413
1973 1,203,838 395,772
1974 1,240,188 393,676
1975 1,277,330 391,170
1976 1,315,336 388,289
1977 1,353,768 385,067
1978 1,392,713 381,502
1979 1,432,758 377,602
1980 1,474,043 375,377
1981 1,516,877 375,459
1982 1,561,176 376,555
1983 1,606,746 378,746
1984 1,653,693 382,193
1985 1,702,107 386,972
1986 1,751,835 392,330
1987 1,803,014 396,911
1988 1,855,859 402,227
1989 1,903,048 408,409
1990 1,951,878 412,493
1991 2,009,738 415,013
1992 2,088,135 417,589
1993 2,174,328 419,352
1994 2,249,454 422,375
1995 2,312,017 429,606
1996 2,358,188 438,830
1997 2,411,306 448,067
1998 2,474,651 457,406
1999 2,541,698 466,916
2000 2,613,441 476,643
2001 2,678,760 486,560
2002 2,738,655 496,551
2003 2,802,046 506,414
2004 2,868,664 513,923
2005 2,939,059 519,313
2006 3,013,660 524,997
2007 3,093,059 531,016
2008 3,183,269 537,245
2009 3,284,448 543,568
2010 3,390,965 549,923
2011 3,502,811 556,269
2012 3,619,034 562,633
2013 3,734,318 569,020
2014 3,848,514 575,373
2015 3,965,959 581,627
2016 4,086,657 587,757
2017 4,210,600 593,713
2018 4,337,685 599,513
2019 4,467,708 605,768
2020 4,600,131 612,317
2021 4,734,874 617,896
2022 4,875,637 623,164
2023 5,022,441 628,886
2024 5,169,395 634,431

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Suriname

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Suriname
1960 6.15 6.59
1961 6.2 6.58
1962 6.24 6.57
1963 6.31 6.51
1964 6.37 6.43
1965 6.44 6.32
1966 6.52 6.2
1967 6.57 6.04
1968 6.6 5.86
1969 6.64 5.7
1970 6.68 5.53
1971 6.7 5.36
1972 6.71 5.18
1973 6.72 5.01
1974 6.73 4.81
1975 6.71 4.63
1976 6.73 4.45
1977 6.74 4.26
1978 6.73 4.08
1979 6.7 3.93
1980 6.67 3.79
1981 6.64 3.75
1982 6.59 3.82
1983 6.54 3.87
1984 6.48 3.8
1985 6.42 3.71
1986 6.34 3.61
1987 6.27 3.53
1988 6.21 3.46
1989 6.2 3.39
1990 6.18 3.23
1991 6.16 3.09
1992 6.13 3.01
1993 6.09 2.94
1994 6.06 2.9
1995 5.96 2.9
1996 5.86 2.92
1997 5.74 2.95
1998 5.62 2.99
1999 5.52 3.02
2000 5.46 3.05
2001 5.41 3.06
2002 5.37 2.96
2003 5.36 2.84
2004 5.37 2.74
2005 5.38 2.71
2006 5.4 2.73
2007 5.43 2.74
2008 5.44 2.73
2009 5.41 2.71
2010 5.38 2.69
2011 5.38 2.67
2012 5.35 2.67
2013 5.32 2.65
2014 5.26 2.62
2015 5.21 2.57
2016 5.16 2.5
2017 5.11 2.43
2018 5.04 2.38
2019 4.98 2.35
2020 4.91 2.31
2021 4.85 2.3
2022 4.77 2.27
2023 4.7 2.25

Mauritania and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Suriname
1960 18.8 18.1
1961 18.8 18.2
1962 18.8 17.8
1963 18.8 17.3
1964 18.8 16.8
1965 18.7 16.4
1966 18.6 16.1
1967 18.5 15.8
1968 18.4 15.6
1969 18.3 15.6
1970 18.1 15.6
1971 17.9 15.7
1972 17.7 16
1973 17.6 16.3
1974 17.4 16.7
1975 17.3 17
1976 17.2 17.4
1977 17.1 17.6
1978 17.1 17.9
1979 17 18.1
1980 17 18.4
1981 17 18.7
1982 17 18.9
1983 17 19.2
1984 17 19.5
1985 17 19.7
1986 17 20
1987 17.1 20.2
1988 17.1 20.4
1989 17.1 20.6
1990 17.1 20.8
1991 17.2 21
1992 17.3 21.2
1993 17.6 21.5
1994 17.6 21.7
1995 17.6 22
1996 17.5 22.4
1997 17.5 22.8
1998 17.5 23.2
1999 17.6 23.6
2000 17.7 24
2001 17.7 24.4
2002 17.7 24.7
2003 17.7 25
2004 17.7 25.3
2005 17.7 25.5
2006 17.6 25.6
2007 17.6 25.8
2008 17.7 26.1
2009 17.8 26.3
2010 17.8 26.5
2011 17.9 26.7
2012 17.8 26.9
2013 17.8 27.1
2014 17.8 27.3
2015 17.8 27.5
2016 17.8 27.7
2017 17.8 27.9
2018 17.8 28.1
2019 17.9 28.3
2020 17.9 28.6
2021 18 28.7
2022 18.1 28.9
2023 18.2 29.2
2024 18.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Mauritania Suriname
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
95%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Mauritania Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Suriname
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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