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Mauritania vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 28th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Syria
Population
5432542
26304877
Population rank 123/197 57/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 152/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 157/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 144/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$731
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Mauritania and Syria: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Syria economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Syria
Year GDP
Mauritania Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 $159,213,430 $945,244,972
1962 $164,271,558 $1,110,565,881
1963 $168,186,297 $1,200,447,408
1964 $224,495,744 $1,339,494,267
1965 $255,340,475 $1,472,036,540
1966 $266,533,605 $1,342,287,553
1967 $282,615,310 $1,580,229,799
1968 $311,395,937 $1,753,746,430
1969 $295,062,308 $2,245,011,515
1970 $309,405,316 $2,140,384,010
1971 $335,568,907 $2,589,851,325
1972 $391,669,449 $3,059,681,698
1973 $493,237,876 $3,239,487,516
1974 $613,010,553 $5,159,557,148
1975 $703,377,837 $6,826,980,444
1976 $775,045,517 $7,633,528,867
1977 $799,030,017 $7,696,011,396
1978 $804,629,877 $9,275,200,458
1979 $951,900,945 $9,929,681,529
1980 $1,047,925,106 $13,062,420,382
1981 $1,105,494,682 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,108,776,653 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,165,171,263 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,074,373,230 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,009,723,326 $16,403,539,893
1986 $1,186,628,778 $13,293,205,278
1987 $1,344,664,725 $11,356,215,543
1988 $1,414,951,290 $10,577,041,645
1989 $1,450,647,019 $9,853,395,762
1990 $1,506,914,408 $12,308,624,418
1991 $2,133,692,697 $12,981,833,333
1992 $2,164,298,425 $13,253,565,861
1993 $1,847,353,211 $13,695,962,055
1994 $1,944,876,755 $10,122,020,000
1995 $2,091,726,101 $11,396,706,587
1996 $2,132,087,009 $13,789,560,878
1997 $2,071,996,564 $14,505,233,463
1998 $2,032,347,665 $15,200,846,154
1999 $1,985,922,776 $15,873,875,969
2000 $1,779,520,886 $18,937,052,543
2001 $1,746,063,558 $20,237,024,725
2002 $1,777,057,481 $20,669,357,462
2003 $2,051,147,607 $21,828,144,686
2004 $2,362,501,023 $25,086,950,495
2005 $2,936,019,526 $28,858,965,517
2006 $3,919,577,286 $33,751,788,856
2007 $4,346,212,355 $40,465,318,382
2008 $5,206,437,194 $52,557,913,569
2009 $4,714,595,548 $54,111,735,629
2010 $5,628,878,798 $61,390,830,875
2011 $6,764,627,746 $67,539,428,159
2012 $6,728,208,836 $43,190,318,033
2013 $7,223,071,097 $21,361,254,635
2014 $6,592,537,782 $21,502,061,466
2015 $6,166,863,897 $16,466,863,117
2016 $6,398,747,592 $12,597,854,877
2017 $6,800,135,898 $16,369,843,352
2018 $7,473,550,557 $21,497,782,868
2019 $7,894,764,886 $22,583,045,060
2020 $8,260,752,385 $12,047,752,036
2021 $9,222,536,364 $14,353,205,678
2022 $9,557,966,698 $23,622,827,080
2023 $10,651,709,314 $19,993,439,950
2024 $10,766,731,874 -

Mauritania and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 $188.2 $196.3
1962 $189 $223.9
1963 $188.2 $234.9
1964 $244.3 $254.2
1965 $270 $270.8
1966 $273.6 $239.3
1967 $281.5 $272.9
1968 $301 $293.3
1969 $276.6 $364
1970 $281.3 $335
1971 $296 $393
1972 $335 $448
1973 $410 $459
1974 $494 $707
1975 $551 $904
1976 $589 $976
1977 $590 $951
1978 $578 $1,108
1979 $664 $1,146
1980 $711 $1,458
1981 $729 $1,676
1982 $710 $1,703
1983 $725 $1,776
1984 $650 $1,706
1985 $593 $1,544
1986 $677 $1,208
1987 $746 $997
1988 $762 $898
1989 $762 $809
1990 $772 $978
1991 $1,062 $1,000
1992 $1,036 $990
1993 $850 $993
1994 $865 $712
1995 $905 $780
1996 $904 $918
1997 $859 $941
1998 $821 $961
1999 $781 $978
2000 $681 $1,138
2001 $652 $1,187
2002 $649 $1,183
2003 $732 $1,220
2004 $824 $1,368
2005 $999 $1,534
2006 $1,301 $1,719
2007 $1,405 $1,938
2008 $1,636 $2,429
2009 $1,435 $2,462
2010 $1,660 $2,731
2011 $1,931 $2,952
2012 $1,859 $1,898
2013 $1,934 $986
2014 $1,713 $1,061
2015 $1,555 $848
2016 $1,566 $656
2017 $1,615 $852
2018 $1,723 $1,098
2019 $1,767 $1,110
2020 $1,796 $572
2021 $1,948 $664
2022 $1,960 $1,052
2023 $2,121 $847
2024 $2,083 -

Mauritania vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Syria
1950 38.4 42.5
1951 38.8 43.4
1952 39.2 44.3
1953 39.6 45.3
1954 40.1 46.4
1955 40.6 47.4
1956 41.1 48.5
1957 41.7 49.6
1958 42.3 50.7
1959 42.9 51.7
1960 43.6 52.7
1961 44.3 53.7
1962 45 54.6
1963 45.8 55.4
1964 46.6 56.2
1965 47.4 56.9
1966 48.1 57.6
1967 48.9 58
1968 49.5 59.1
1969 50.1 59.8
1970 50.5 60.6
1971 50.8 61.3
1972 51 62
1973 51.2 60.8
1974 51.4 63.4
1975 51.6 64.2
1976 51.8 64.8
1977 52 65.4
1978 52.3 65.9
1979 52.8 66.2
1980 53.2 66.5
1981 53.7 64.6
1982 54.2 60.8
1983 54.6 67.4
1984 55.2 67.7
1985 55.8 68
1986 56.3 68.4
1987 57 68.8
1988 57.5 69.2
1989 57.7 69.5
1990 58.1 69.8
1991 58.3 70.1
1992 58.6 70.2
1993 58.7 70.3
1994 58.8 70.3
1995 58.9 70.2
1996 58.9 70.2
1997 59.4 70.2
1998 59.9 70.2
1999 60.4 70.5
2000 61 70.9
2001 61.7 71.3
2002 62.2 71.7
2003 62.8 72.2
2004 63.4 72.5
2005 63.9 72.8
2006 64.5 73
2007 64.9 73.3
2008 65.2 73.4
2009 65.5 73.5
2010 65.7 73.5
2011 65.8 72.3
2012 65.8 66.2
2013 65.9 65.1
2014 66.2 65.5
2015 66.5 63.3
2016 66.8 65.2
2017 67.1 65.7
2018 67.4 67.4
2019 67.6 71
2020 66.8 71.9
2021 66.8 72.4
2022 68.3 72.8
2023 68.5 72.1
2024 68.7 72.6
2025 68.9 73

Mauritania and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Syria
Year Population
Mauritania Syria
1960 824,298 4,673,500
1961 846,167 4,815,466
1962 869,184 4,959,340
1963 893,423 5,110,467
1964 918,955 5,269,087
1965 945,838 5,435,267
1966 974,157 5,609,047
1967 1,003,843 5,790,198
1968 1,034,739 5,978,742
1969 1,066,754 6,175,166
1970 1,099,806 6,380,609
1971 1,133,702 6,598,094
1972 1,168,355 6,826,024
1973 1,203,838 7,060,321
1974 1,240,188 7,302,160
1975 1,277,330 7,554,364
1976 1,315,336 7,817,320
1977 1,353,768 8,090,501
1978 1,392,713 8,372,759
1979 1,432,758 8,661,909
1980 1,474,043 8,957,663
1981 1,516,877 9,260,189
1982 1,561,176 9,572,511
1983 1,606,746 9,904,809
1984 1,653,693 10,258,398
1985 1,702,107 10,625,672
1986 1,751,835 11,002,844
1987 1,803,014 11,388,923
1988 1,855,859 11,782,264
1989 1,903,048 12,179,060
1990 1,951,878 12,579,208
1991 2,009,738 12,980,821
1992 2,088,135 13,385,571
1993 2,174,328 13,795,686
1994 2,249,454 14,208,583
1995 2,312,017 14,616,801
1996 2,358,188 15,018,104
1997 2,411,306 15,417,542
1998 2,474,651 15,820,413
1999 2,541,698 16,228,061
2000 2,613,441 16,637,888
2001 2,678,760 17,051,338
2002 2,738,655 17,468,332
2003 2,802,046 17,889,296
2004 2,868,664 18,336,875
2005 2,939,059 18,814,091
2006 3,013,660 19,637,022
2007 3,093,059 20,884,125
2008 3,183,269 21,636,564
2009 3,284,448 21,976,969
2010 3,390,965 22,482,421
2011 3,502,811 22,878,098
2012 3,619,034 22,759,763
2013 3,734,318 21,666,917
2014 3,848,514 20,273,659
2015 3,965,959 19,424,618
2016 4,086,657 19,193,834
2017 4,210,600 19,224,668
2018 4,337,685 19,577,845
2019 4,467,708 20,353,534
2020 4,600,131 21,049,429
2021 4,734,874 21,628,839
2022 4,875,637 22,462,173
2023 5,022,441 23,594,623
2024 5,169,395 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Syria

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Syria
1960 6.15 7.51
1961 6.2 7.5
1962 6.24 7.51
1963 6.31 7.51
1964 6.37 7.53
1965 6.44 7.53
1966 6.52 7.55
1967 6.57 7.56
1968 6.6 7.57
1969 6.64 7.59
1970 6.68 7.62
1971 6.7 7.6
1972 6.71 7.57
1973 6.72 7.55
1974 6.73 7.52
1975 6.71 7.49
1976 6.73 7.45
1977 6.74 7.42
1978 6.73 7.35
1979 6.7 7.25
1980 6.67 7.12
1981 6.64 6.97
1982 6.59 6.81
1983 6.54 6.69
1984 6.48 6.59
1985 6.42 6.48
1986 6.34 6.37
1987 6.27 6.2
1988 6.21 6
1989 6.2 5.78
1990 6.18 5.56
1991 6.16 5.34
1992 6.13 5.14
1993 6.09 4.99
1994 6.06 4.86
1995 5.96 4.7
1996 5.86 4.54
1997 5.74 4.37
1998 5.62 4.25
1999 5.52 4.14
2000 5.46 4.07
2001 5.41 3.98
2002 5.37 3.87
2003 5.36 3.76
2004 5.37 3.68
2005 5.38 3.61
2006 5.4 3.56
2007 5.43 3.54
2008 5.44 3.48
2009 5.41 3.42
2010 5.38 3.36
2011 5.38 3.29
2012 5.35 3.22
2013 5.32 3.17
2014 5.26 3.12
2015 5.21 3.07
2016 5.16 3.01
2017 5.11 2.97
2018 5.04 2.93
2019 4.98 2.88
2020 4.91 2.84
2021 4.85 2.8
2022 4.77 2.75
2023 4.7 2.71

Mauritania and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Syria
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Syria
1960 18.8 17.6
1961 18.8 17.3
1962 18.8 17.1
1963 18.8 16.9
1964 18.8 16.7
1965 18.7 16.5
1966 18.6 16.4
1967 18.5 16.2
1968 18.4 16.1
1969 18.3 16
1970 18.1 15.9
1971 17.9 15.8
1972 17.7 15.8
1973 17.6 15.7
1974 17.4 15.7
1975 17.3 15.7
1976 17.2 15.6
1977 17.1 15.6
1978 17.1 15.6
1979 17 15.6
1980 17 15.6
1981 17 15.6
1982 17 15.7
1983 17 15.8
1984 17 15.8
1985 17 15.9
1986 17 16
1987 17.1 16.1
1988 17.1 16.2
1989 17.1 16.4
1990 17.1 16.5
1991 17.2 16.7
1992 17.3 16.9
1993 17.6 17.1
1994 17.6 17.3
1995 17.6 17.5
1996 17.5 17.7
1997 17.5 17.9
1998 17.5 18.1
1999 17.6 18.3
2000 17.7 18.5
2001 17.7 18.8
2002 17.7 19
2003 17.7 19.2
2004 17.7 19.5
2005 17.7 19.7
2006 17.6 20.3
2007 17.6 21
2008 17.7 21.3
2009 17.8 21.5
2010 17.8 21.7
2011 17.9 21.9
2012 17.8 21.8
2013 17.8 21.2
2014 17.8 20.1
2015 17.8 19.5
2016 17.8 19.5
2017 17.8 19.6
2018 17.8 20.1
2019 17.9 20.9
2020 17.9 21.6
2021 18 22.2
2022 18.1 22.7
2023 18.2 23.3
2024 18.4 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Mauritania Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Mauritania Syria
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Mauritania Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Syria
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
n/a

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