Mauritania vs Switzerland statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 28th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Mauritania and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	Switzerland
1960	-	$10,412,232,621
1961	$159,213,430	$11,713,348,834
1962	$164,271,558	$12,989,649,694
1963	$168,186,297	$14,283,872,299
1964	$224,495,744	$15,833,133,858
1965	$255,340,475	$16,780,226,225
1966	$266,533,605	$18,019,402,374
1967	$282,615,310	$19,397,044,714
1968	$311,395,937	$20,712,102,794
1969	$295,062,308	$22,442,043,274
1970	$309,405,316	$24,998,066,773
1971	$335,568,907	$30,040,171,751
1972	$391,669,449	$36,844,318,854
1973	$493,237,876	$49,550,006,320
1974	$613,010,553	$57,103,011,446
1975	$703,377,837	$65,466,081,819
1976	$775,045,517	$68,476,524,644
1977	$799,030,017	$73,135,771,167
1978	$804,629,877	$102,280,472,036
1979	$951,900,945	$114,970,094,425
1980	$1,047,925,106	$122,557,843,886
1981	$1,105,494,682	$112,244,805,519
1982	$1,108,776,653	$115,043,365,512
1983	$1,165,171,263	$114,634,358,535
1984	$1,074,373,230	$109,455,312,168
1985	$1,009,723,326	$110,980,314,192
1986	$1,186,628,778	$159,089,921,063
1987	$1,344,664,725	$199,236,370,038
1988	$1,414,951,290	$215,540,625,299
1989	$1,450,647,019	$208,105,846,934
1990	$1,506,914,408	$265,763,573,999
1991	$2,133,692,697	$268,901,693,863
1992	$2,164,298,425	$279,921,425,828
1993	$1,847,353,211	$272,237,527,071
1994	$1,944,876,755	$301,375,055,202
1995	$2,091,726,101	$352,835,806,342
1996	$2,132,087,009	$340,103,959,547
1997	$2,071,996,564	$294,788,198,856
1998	$2,032,347,665	$303,459,014,347
1999	$1,985,922,776	$297,873,643,323
2000	$1,779,520,886	$279,216,033,870
2001	$1,746,063,558	$286,582,672,434
2002	$1,777,057,481	$309,301,422,430
2003	$2,051,147,607	$362,075,086,508
2004	$2,362,501,023	$403,912,891,033
2005	$2,936,019,526	$418,284,865,885
2006	$3,919,577,286	$441,634,672,197
2007	$4,346,212,355	$490,740,715,595
2008	$5,206,437,194	$567,267,767,519
2009	$4,714,595,548	$554,212,916,092
2010	$5,628,878,798	$598,851,027,948
2011	$6,764,627,746	$715,888,126,682
2012	$6,728,208,836	$686,420,221,558
2013	$7,223,071,097	$706,234,937,371
2014	$6,592,537,782	$726,537,809,430
2015	$6,166,863,897	$694,118,186,380
2016	$6,398,747,592	$687,895,460,903
2017	$6,800,135,898	$695,200,834,102
2018	$7,473,550,557	$725,568,717,468
2019	$7,894,764,886	$721,369,112,727
2020	$8,260,752,385	$741,999,406,006
2021	$9,222,536,364	$815,309,330,987
2022	$9,557,966,698	$828,508,926,958
2023	$10,651,709,314	$894,424,821,645
2024	$10,766,731,874	$936,564,198,049

Mauritania and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	Switzerland
1960	-	$1,954
1961	$188.2	$2,155
1962	$189	$2,330
1963	$188.2	$2,508
1964	$244.3	$2,735
1965	$270	$2,865
1966	$273.6	$3,045
1967	$281.5	$3,237
1968	$301	$3,413
1969	$276.6	$3,657
1970	$281.3	$4,044
1971	$296	$4,835
1972	$335	$5,885
1973	$410	$7,856
1974	$494	$9,005
1975	$551	$10,328
1976	$589	$10,865
1977	$590	$11,644
1978	$578	$16,282
1979	$664	$18,266
1980	$711	$19,394
1981	$729	$17,665
1982	$710	$18,000
1983	$725	$17,859
1984	$650	$16,991
1985	$593	$17,152
1986	$677	$24,460
1987	$746	$30,441
1988	$762	$32,690
1989	$762	$31,309
1990	$772	$39,575
1991	$1,062	$39,544
1992	$1,036	$40,714
1993	$850	$39,237
1994	$865	$43,092
1995	$905	$50,114
1996	$904	$48,093
1997	$859	$41,584
1998	$821	$42,681
1999	$781	$41,696
2000	$681	$38,865
2001	$652	$39,639
2002	$649	$42,459
2003	$732	$49,336
2004	$824	$54,659
2005	$999	$56,243
2006	$1,301	$59,011
2007	$1,405	$64,989
2008	$1,636	$74,175
2009	$1,435	$71,568
2010	$1,660	$76,531
2011	$1,931	$90,477
2012	$1,859	$85,836
2013	$1,934	$87,304
2014	$1,713	$88,725
2015	$1,555	$83,806
2016	$1,566	$82,153
2017	$1,615	$82,254
2018	$1,723	$85,217
2019	$1,767	$84,122
2020	$1,796	$85,898
2021	$1,948	$93,665
2022	$1,960	$94,395
2023	$2,121	$100,632
2024	$2,083	$103,670

Mauritania vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	Switzerland
1950	38.4	68.9
1951	38.8	68.7
1952	39.2	69.6
1953	39.6	69.5
1954	40.1	70
1955	40.6	70.1
1956	41.1	70.2
1957	41.7	70.5
1958	42.3	71.3
1959	42.9	71.5
1960	43.6	71.4
1961	44.3	71.7
1962	45	71.3
1963	45.8	71.3
1964	46.6	72.2
1965	47.4	72.3
1966	48.1	72.4
1967	48.9	72.7
1968	49.5	72.7
1969	50.1	72.7
1970	50.5	73.1
1971	50.8	73.2
1972	51	73.8
1973	51.2	74.1
1974	51.4	74.4
1975	51.6	74.8
1976	51.8	74.9
1977	52	75.4
1978	52.3	75.3
1979	52.8	75.6
1980	53.2	75.6
1981	53.7	75.8
1982	54.2	76.2
1983	54.6	76.2
1984	55.2	76.8
1985	55.8	76.9
1986	56.3	77
1987	57	77.3
1988	57.5	77.4
1989	57.7	77.6
1990	58.1	77.4
1991	58.3	77.6
1992	58.6	77.9
1993	58.7	78.2
1994	58.8	78.5
1995	58.9	78.6
1996	58.9	79
1997	59.4	79.2
1998	59.9	79.5
1999	60.4	79.7
2000	61	79.8
2001	61.7	80.3
2002	62.2	80.4
2003	62.8	80.5
2004	63.4	81.1
2005	63.9	81.2
2006	64.5	81.5
2007	64.9	81.7
2008	65.2	82
2009	65.5	82
2010	65.7	82.3
2011	65.8	82.6
2012	65.8	82.6
2013	65.9	82.7
2014	66.2	83.1
2015	66.5	82.8
2016	66.8	83.4
2017	67.1	83.4
2018	67.4	83.6
2019	67.6	83.8
2020	66.8	83.1
2021	66.8	83.6
2022	68.3	83.2
2023	68.5	84
2024	68.7	84.1
2025	68.9	84.2

Mauritania and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	Switzerland
1960	824,298	5,327,827
1961	846,167	5,434,294
1962	869,184	5,573,815
1963	893,423	5,694,247
1964	918,955	5,789,228
1965	945,838	5,856,472
1966	974,157	5,918,002
1967	1,003,843	5,991,785
1968	1,034,739	6,067,714
1969	1,066,754	6,136,387
1970	1,099,806	6,180,877
1971	1,133,702	6,213,399
1972	1,168,355	6,260,956
1973	1,203,838	6,307,347
1974	1,240,188	6,341,405
1975	1,277,330	6,338,632
1976	1,315,336	6,302,504
1977	1,353,768	6,281,174
1978	1,392,713	6,281,738
1979	1,432,758	6,294,365
1980	1,474,043	6,319,408
1981	1,516,877	6,354,074
1982	1,561,176	6,391,309
1983	1,606,746	6,418,773
1984	1,653,693	6,441,865
1985	1,702,107	6,470,365
1986	1,751,835	6,504,124
1987	1,803,014	6,545,106
1988	1,855,859	6,593,386
1989	1,903,048	6,646,912
1990	1,951,878	6,715,519
1991	2,009,738	6,799,978
1992	2,088,135	6,875,364
1993	2,174,328	6,938,265
1994	2,249,454	6,993,795
1995	2,312,017	7,040,687
1996	2,358,188	7,071,850
1997	2,411,306	7,088,906
1998	2,474,651	7,110,001
1999	2,541,698	7,143,991
2000	2,613,441	7,184,250
2001	2,678,760	7,229,854
2002	2,738,655	7,284,753
2003	2,802,046	7,339,001
2004	2,868,664	7,389,625
2005	2,939,059	7,437,115
2006	3,013,660	7,483,934
2007	3,093,059	7,551,117
2008	3,183,269	7,647,675
2009	3,284,448	7,743,831
2010	3,390,965	7,824,909
2011	3,502,811	7,912,398
2012	3,619,034	7,996,861
2013	3,734,318	8,089,346
2014	3,848,514	8,188,649
2015	3,965,959	8,282,396
2016	4,086,657	8,373,338
2017	4,210,600	8,451,840
2018	4,337,685	8,514,329
2019	4,467,708	8,575,280
2020	4,600,131	8,638,167
2021	4,734,874	8,704,546
2022	4,875,637	8,777,088
2023	5,022,441	8,888,093
2024	5,169,395	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Mauritania

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	Switzerland
1960	6.15	2.44
1961	6.2	2.52
1962	6.24	2.58
1963	6.31	2.65
1964	6.37	2.66
1965	6.44	2.59
1966	6.52	2.5
1967	6.57	2.39
1968	6.6	2.29
1969	6.64	2.19
1970	6.68	2.1
1971	6.7	2.04
1972	6.71	1.91
1973	6.72	1.81
1974	6.73	1.73
1975	6.71	1.61
1976	6.73	1.55
1977	6.74	1.53
1978	6.73	1.51
1979	6.7	1.52
1980	6.67	1.55
1981	6.64	1.55
1982	6.59	1.56
1983	6.54	1.52
1984	6.48	1.53
1985	6.42	1.52
1986	6.34	1.53
1987	6.27	1.52
1988	6.21	1.57
1989	6.2	1.56
1990	6.18	1.58
1991	6.16	1.58
1992	6.13	1.58
1993	6.09	1.51
1994	6.06	1.49
1995	5.96	1.48
1996	5.86	1.5
1997	5.74	1.48
1998	5.62	1.47
1999	5.52	1.48
2000	5.46	1.5
2001	5.41	1.38
2002	5.37	1.39
2003	5.36	1.39
2004	5.37	1.42
2005	5.38	1.42
2006	5.4	1.44
2007	5.43	1.46
2008	5.44	1.48
2009	5.41	1.5
2010	5.38	1.52
2011	5.38	1.52
2012	5.35	1.52
2013	5.32	1.52
2014	5.26	1.54
2015	5.21	1.54
2016	5.16	1.54
2017	5.11	1.52
2018	5.04	1.52
2019	4.98	1.48
2020	4.91	1.46
2021	4.85	1.52
2022	4.77	1.39
2023	4.7	1.33

Mauritania and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	Switzerland
1960	18.8	32.6
1961	18.8	32.4
1962	18.8	32
1963	18.8	31.7
1964	18.8	31.5
1965	18.7	31.6
1966	18.6	31.6
1967	18.5	31.6
1968	18.4	31.7
1969	18.3	31.7
1970	18.1	32
1971	17.9	32.2
1972	17.7	32.3
1973	17.6	32.5
1974	17.4	32.7
1975	17.3	33.1
1976	17.2	33.5
1977	17.1	33.8
1978	17.1	34.2
1979	17	34.5
1980	17	34.8
1981	17	35
1982	17	35.3
1983	17	35.6
1984	17	35.9
1985	17	36.1
1986	17	36.3
1987	17.1	36.5
1988	17.1	36.7
1989	17.1	36.8
1990	17.1	36.9
1991	17.2	36.9
1992	17.3	36.9
1993	17.6	37
1994	17.6	37.1
1995	17.6	37.3
1996	17.5	37.6
1997	17.5	37.9
1998	17.5	38.2
1999	17.6	38.4
2000	17.7	38.7
2001	17.7	39
2002	17.7	39.3
2003	17.7	39.6
2004	17.7	39.9
2005	17.7	40.3
2006	17.6	40.6
2007	17.6	40.9
2008	17.7	41.1
2009	17.8	41.3
2010	17.8	41.5
2011	17.9	41.6
2012	17.8	41.8
2013	17.8	42
2014	17.8	42.1
2015	17.8	42.2
2016	17.8	42.3
2017	17.8	42.4
2018	17.8	42.5
2019	17.9	42.6
2020	17.9	42.7
2021	18	42.8
2022	18.1	43
2023	18.2	43.4
2024	18.4	43.7

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