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Mauritania vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 28th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Taiwan
Population
5432542
23308308
Population rank 123/197 60/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
18.4 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Mauritania and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Taiwan
Year GDP
Mauritania Taiwan
1961 $159,213,430 $1,778,000,000
1962 $164,271,558 $1,960,000,000
1963 $168,186,297 $2,218,000,000
1964 $224,495,744 $2,592,000,000
1965 $255,340,475 $2,869,000,000
1966 $266,533,605 $3,207,000,000
1967 $282,615,310 $3,709,000,000
1968 $311,395,937 $4,325,000,000
1969 $295,062,308 $5,017,000,000
1970 $309,405,316 $5,785,000,000
1971 $335,568,907 $6,727,000,000
1972 $391,669,449 $8,063,000,000
1973 $493,237,876 $10,940,000,000
1974 $613,010,553 $14,739,000,000
1975 $703,377,837 $15,836,000,000
1976 $775,045,517 $18,988,000,000
1977 $799,030,017 $22,252,000,000
1978 $804,629,877 $27,373,000,000
1979 $951,900,945 $33,875,000,000
1980 $1,047,925,106 $42,292,000,000
1981 $1,105,494,682 $49,047,000,000
1982 $1,108,776,653 $49,540,000,000
1983 $1,165,171,263 $54,155,000,000
1984 $1,074,373,230 $61,036,000,000
1985 $1,009,723,326 $63,599,000,000
1986 $1,186,628,778 $78,347,000,000
1987 $1,344,664,725 $104,956,000,000
1988 $1,414,951,290 $126,378,000,000
1989 $1,450,647,019 $152,687,000,000
1990 $1,506,914,408 $166,392,000,000
1991 $2,133,692,697 $187,100,000,000
1992 $2,164,298,425 $222,947,000,000
1993 $1,847,353,211 $234,943,000,000
1994 $1,944,876,755 $256,213,000,000
1995 $2,091,726,101 $279,013,000,000
1996 $2,132,087,009 $292,473,000,000
1997 $2,071,996,564 $303,315,000,000
1998 $2,032,347,665 $279,926,000,000
1999 $1,985,922,776 $303,827,000,000
2000 $1,779,520,886 $330,725,000,000
2001 $1,746,063,558 $299,303,000,000
2002 $1,777,057,481 $307,429,000,000
2003 $2,051,147,607 $317,374,000,000
2004 $2,362,501,023 $346,881,000,000
2005 $2,936,019,526 $374,042,000,000
2006 $3,919,577,286 $386,492,000,000
2007 $4,346,212,355 $406,940,000,000
2008 $5,206,437,194 $415,824,000,000
2009 $4,714,595,548 $390,788,000,000
2010 $5,628,878,798 $444,245,000,000
2011 $6,764,627,746 $483,957,000,000
2012 $6,728,208,836 $495,536,000,000
2013 $7,223,071,097 $512,957,000,000
2014 $6,592,537,782 $535,332,000,000
2015 $6,166,863,897 $534,474,000,000
2016 $6,398,747,592 $543,002,000,000
2017 $6,800,135,898 $591,734,000,000
2018 $7,473,550,557 $610,744,000,000
2019 $7,894,764,886 $613,453,000,000
2020 $8,260,752,385 $676,935,000,000
2021 $9,222,536,364 $777,062,000,000
2022 $9,557,966,698 $765,529,000,000
2023 $10,651,709,314 $757,276,000,000
2024 $10,766,731,874 $796,904,000,000

Mauritania and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Taiwan
1961 $188.2 $161.2
1962 $189 $172
1963 $188.2 $188.6
1964 $244.3 $213.6
1965 $270 $229.3
1966 $273.6 $249.1
1967 $281.5 $280.8
1968 $301 $319
1969 $276.6 $357
1970 $281.3 $397
1971 $296 $451
1972 $335 $530
1973 $410 $706
1974 $494 $934
1975 $551 $985
1976 $589 $1,158
1977 $590 $1,330
1978 $578 $1,606
1979 $664 $1,950
1980 $711 $2,389
1981 $729 $2,720
1982 $710 $2,699
1983 $725 $2,903
1984 $650 $3,224
1985 $593 $3,314
1986 $677 $4,036
1987 $746 $5,350
1988 $762 $6,370
1989 $762 $7,613
1990 $772 $8,205
1991 $1,062 $9,125
1992 $1,036 $10,768
1993 $850 $11,242
1994 $865 $12,150
1995 $905 $13,119
1996 $904 $13,641
1997 $859 $14,020
1998 $821 $12,820
1999 $781 $13,804
2000 $681 $14,908
2001 $652 $13,397
2002 $649 $13,686
2003 $732 $14,066
2004 $824 $15,317
2005 $999 $16,456
2006 $1,301 $16,934
2007 $1,405 $17,757
2008 $1,636 $18,081
2009 $1,435 $16,933
2010 $1,660 $19,197
2011 $1,931 $20,866
2012 $1,859 $21,295
2013 $1,934 $21,973
2014 $1,713 $22,874
2015 $1,555 $22,780
2016 $1,566 $23,091
2017 $1,615 $25,121
2018 $1,723 $25,901
2019 $1,767 $25,998
2020 $1,796 $28,705
2021 $1,948 $33,111
2022 $1,960 $32,827
2023 $2,121 $32,442
2024 $2,083 $34,041

Mauritania vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Taiwan
1950 38.4 56.6
1951 38.8 57.2
1952 39.2 57.9
1953 39.6 58.6
1954 40.1 58.9
1955 40.6 59.8
1956 41.1 60.3
1957 41.7 61
1958 42.3 61
1959 42.9 61.6
1960 43.6 62.5
1961 44.3 63
1962 45 63.8
1963 45.8 64.5
1964 46.6 64.9
1965 47.4 65.7
1966 48.1 66.1
1967 48.9 66.7
1968 49.5 66.8
1969 50.1 67.7
1970 50.5 69
1971 50.8 69.4
1972 51 69.6
1973 51.2 69.8
1974 51.4 70.3
1975 51.6 70.9
1976 51.8 71.2
1977 52 71.3
1978 52.3 71.7
1979 52.8 71.7
1980 53.2 72
1981 53.7 72
1982 54.2 72.4
1983 54.6 72.4
1984 55.2 73
1985 55.8 73.3
1986 56.3 73.3
1987 57 73.6
1988 57.5 73.4
1989 57.7 73.7
1990 58.1 73.9
1991 58.3 74.3
1992 58.6 74.3
1993 58.7 74.6
1994 58.8 74.7
1995 58.9 74.6
1996 58.9 74.9
1997 59.4 75.3
1998 59.9 75.5
1999 60.4 75.6
2000 61 76.1
2001 61.7 76.5
2002 62.2 76.9
2003 62.8 77
2004 63.4 77.2
2005 63.9 77.1
2006 64.5 77.8
2007 64.9 78
2008 65.2 78.3
2009 65.5 78.7
2010 65.7 79
2011 65.8 78.9
2012 65.8 79.2
2013 65.9 79.6
2014 66.2 79.5
2015 66.5 79.9
2016 66.8 79.7
2017 67.1 80.1
2018 67.4 80.4
2019 67.6 80.6
2020 66.8 81.1
2021 66.8 80.8
2022 68.3 80.2
2023 68.5 80.6
2024 68.7 80.7
2025 68.9 80.9

Mauritania and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Taiwan
Year Population
Mauritania Taiwan
1960 824,298 -
1961 846,167 11,030,385
1962 869,184 11,392,513
1963 893,423 11,762,101
1964 918,955 12,137,143
1965 945,838 12,511,863
1966 974,157 12,874,153
1967 1,003,843 13,210,344
1968 1,034,739 13,548,537
1969 1,066,754 14,068,984
1970 1,099,806 14,582,944
1971 1,133,702 14,913,564
1972 1,168,355 15,220,495
1973 1,203,838 15,505,121
1974 1,240,188 15,784,817
1975 1,277,330 16,075,128
1976 1,315,336 16,401,413
1977 1,353,768 16,730,895
1978 1,392,713 17,042,272
1979 1,432,758 17,372,779
1980 1,474,043 17,704,538
1981 1,516,877 18,029,982
1982 1,561,176 18,354,855
1983 1,606,746 18,653,146
1984 1,653,693 18,929,866
1985 1,702,107 19,191,510
1986 1,751,835 19,411,454
1987 1,803,014 19,617,046
1988 1,855,859 19,839,704
1989 1,903,048 20,055,492
1990 1,951,878 20,278,946
1991 2,009,738 20,503,568
1992 2,088,135 20,704,227
1993 2,174,328 20,899,019
1994 2,249,454 21,086,645
1995 2,312,017 21,267,653
1996 2,358,188 21,441,432
1997 2,411,306 21,634,124
1998 2,474,651 21,835,703
1999 2,541,698 22,010,489
2000 2,613,441 22,184,530
2001 2,678,760 22,341,120
2002 2,738,655 22,463,172
2003 2,802,046 22,562,663
2004 2,868,664 22,646,836
2005 2,939,059 22,729,753
2006 3,013,660 22,823,455
2007 3,093,059 22,917,444
2008 3,183,269 22,997,696
2009 3,284,448 23,078,402
2010 3,390,965 23,140,948
2011 3,502,811 23,193,518
2012 3,619,034 23,270,367
2013 3,734,318 23,344,670
2014 3,848,514 23,403,635
2015 3,965,959 23,462,914
2016 4,086,657 23,515,945
2017 4,210,600 23,555,522
2018 4,337,685 23,580,080
2019 4,467,708 23,596,027
2020 4,600,131 23,582,179
2021 4,734,874 23,468,275
2022 4,875,637 23,319,977
2023 5,022,441 23,342,541
2024 5,169,395 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.15 -
1961 6.2 -
1962 6.24 -
1963 6.31 -
1964 6.37 -
1965 6.44 -
1966 6.52 -
1967 6.57 -
1968 6.6 -
1969 6.64 -
1970 6.68 -
1971 6.7 -
1972 6.71 -
1973 6.72 -
1974 6.73 -
1975 6.71 -
1976 6.73 -
1977 6.74 -
1978 6.73 -
1979 6.7 -
1980 6.67 -
1981 6.64 2.46
1982 6.59 -
1983 6.54 -
1984 6.48 -
1985 6.42 -
1986 6.34 -
1987 6.27 -
1988 6.21 -
1989 6.2 -
1990 6.18 -
1991 6.16 1.72
1992 6.13 -
1993 6.09 -
1994 6.06 -
1995 5.96 -
1996 5.86 -
1997 5.74 -
1998 5.62 -
1999 5.52 -
2000 5.46 -
2001 5.41 1.4
2002 5.37 -
2003 5.36 -
2004 5.37 -
2005 5.38 -
2006 5.4 -
2007 5.43 -
2008 5.44 -
2009 5.41 -
2010 5.38 -
2011 5.38 1.07
2012 5.35 -
2013 5.32 -
2014 5.26 -
2015 5.21 1.18
2016 5.16 1.17
2017 5.11 1.13
2018 5.04 1.06
2019 4.98 1.05
2020 4.91 0.99
2021 4.85 0.98
2022 4.77 0.87
2023 4.7 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Mauritania and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Taiwan
1960 18.8 -
1961 18.8 -
1962 18.8 -
1963 18.8 -
1964 18.8 -
1965 18.7 -
1966 18.6 -
1967 18.5 -
1968 18.4 -
1969 18.3 -
1970 18.1 -
1971 17.9 -
1972 17.7 -
1973 17.6 -
1974 17.4 20.8
1975 17.3 21.2
1976 17.2 21.5
1977 17.1 21.9
1978 17.1 22.3
1979 17 22.6
1980 17 23
1981 17 23.4
1982 17 23.8
1983 17 24.1
1984 17 24.6
1985 17 25.1
1986 17 25.6
1987 17.1 26.1
1988 17.1 26.5
1989 17.1 27
1990 17.1 27.5
1991 17.2 28
1992 17.3 28.4
1993 17.6 28.9
1994 17.6 29.4
1995 17.6 29.8
1996 17.5 30.3
1997 17.5 30.7
1998 17.5 31.2
1999 17.6 31.6
2000 17.7 32.1
2001 17.7 32.6
2002 17.7 33.1
2003 17.7 33.6
2004 17.7 34.1
2005 17.7 34.7
2006 17.6 35.2
2007 17.6 35.8
2008 17.7 36.3
2009 17.8 36.8
2010 17.8 37.4
2011 17.9 37.9
2012 17.8 38.3
2013 17.8 38.9
2014 17.8 39.3
2015 17.8 39.9
2016 17.8 40.4
2017 17.8 41
2018 17.8 41.5
2019 17.9 42.1
2020 17.9 42.7
2021 18 43.3
2022 18.1 43.9
2023 18.2 44.5
2024 18.4 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,308 kg
2024
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Mauritania Taiwan
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
65
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
98.5%
2014
English speaking
4%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Mauritania Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
23%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
26
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mauritania Taiwan
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
25,771 mi
2019

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