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Mauritania vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 28th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Tajikistan
Population
5432542
10940854
Population rank 123/197 88/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Mauritania and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Mauritania Tajikistan
1961 $159,213,430 -
1962 $164,271,558 -
1963 $168,186,297 -
1964 $224,495,744 -
1965 $255,340,475 -
1966 $266,533,605 -
1967 $282,615,310 -
1968 $311,395,937 -
1969 $295,062,308 -
1970 $309,405,316 -
1971 $335,568,907 -
1972 $391,669,449 -
1973 $493,237,876 -
1974 $613,010,553 -
1975 $703,377,837 -
1976 $775,045,517 -
1977 $799,030,017 -
1978 $804,629,877 -
1979 $951,900,945 -
1980 $1,047,925,106 -
1981 $1,105,494,682 -
1982 $1,108,776,653 -
1983 $1,165,171,263 -
1984 $1,074,373,230 -
1985 $1,009,723,326 -
1986 $1,186,628,778 -
1987 $1,344,664,725 -
1988 $1,414,951,290 -
1989 $1,450,647,019 -
1990 $1,506,914,408 $2,629,395,066
1991 $2,133,692,697 $2,536,585,366
1992 $2,164,298,425 $1,908,554,572
1993 $1,847,353,211 $1,646,623,195
1994 $1,944,876,755 $1,522,001,206
1995 $2,091,726,101 $1,231,561,860
1996 $2,132,087,009 $1,043,654,822
1997 $2,071,996,564 $921,518,033
1998 $2,032,347,665 $1,320,199,582
1999 $1,985,922,776 $1,086,612,290
2000 $1,779,520,886 $860,541,842
2001 $1,746,063,558 $1,080,772,551
2002 $1,777,057,481 $1,221,106,220
2003 $2,051,147,607 $1,555,318,261
2004 $2,362,501,023 $2,076,176,869
2005 $2,936,019,526 $2,312,352,021
2006 $3,919,577,286 $2,830,213,849
2007 $4,346,212,355 $3,719,524,541
2008 $5,206,437,194 $5,161,299,725
2009 $4,714,595,548 $4,979,472,364
2010 $5,628,878,798 $5,642,221,099
2011 $6,764,627,746 $6,522,756,255
2012 $6,728,208,836 $7,633,036,903
2013 $7,223,071,097 $8,448,411,318
2014 $6,592,537,782 $9,112,605,459
2015 $6,166,863,897 $8,271,431,485
2016 $6,398,747,592 $6,992,416,097
2017 $6,800,135,898 $7,536,402,853
2018 $7,473,550,557 $7,764,999,999
2019 $7,894,764,886 $8,300,813,599
2020 $8,260,752,385 $8,133,963,551
2021 $9,222,536,364 $8,937,805,347
2022 $9,557,966,698 $10,713,525,200
2023 $10,651,709,314 $12,244,169,293
2024 $10,766,731,874 $14,204,575,549

Mauritania and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Tajikistan
1961 $188.2 -
1962 $189 -
1963 $188.2 -
1964 $244.3 -
1965 $270 -
1966 $273.6 -
1967 $281.5 -
1968 $301 -
1969 $276.6 -
1970 $281.3 -
1971 $296 -
1972 $335 -
1973 $410 -
1974 $494 -
1975 $551 -
1976 $589 -
1977 $590 -
1978 $578 -
1979 $664 -
1980 $711 -
1981 $729 -
1982 $710 -
1983 $725 -
1984 $650 -
1985 $593 -
1986 $677 -
1987 $746 -
1988 $762 -
1989 $762 -
1990 $772 $487
1991 $1,062 $458
1992 $1,036 $338
1993 $850 $287.6
1994 $865 $261.3
1995 $905 $207
1996 $904 $172
1997 $859 $150.1
1998 $821 $213.7
1999 $781 $175
2000 $681 $136.9
2001 $652 $168.7
2002 $649 $187
2003 $732 $233.6
2004 $824 $306
2005 $999 $334
2006 $1,301 $401
2007 $1,405 $517
2008 $1,636 $703
2009 $1,435 $665
2010 $1,660 $737
2011 $1,931 $834
2012 $1,859 $952
2013 $1,934 $1,028
2014 $1,713 $1,082
2015 $1,555 $957
2016 $1,566 $789
2017 $1,615 $829
2018 $1,723 $834
2019 $1,767 $871
2020 $1,796 $834
2021 $1,948 $897
2022 $1,960 $1,052
2023 $2,121 $1,178
2024 $2,083 $1,341

Mauritania vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Tajikistan
1950 38.4 49.3
1951 38.8 49.6
1952 39.2 49.9
1953 39.6 50.2
1954 40.1 50.5
1955 40.6 50.8
1956 41.1 51.1
1957 41.7 51.4
1958 42.3 51.8
1959 42.9 52.2
1960 43.6 52.5
1961 44.3 52.9
1962 45 53.4
1963 45.8 53.8
1964 46.6 54.2
1965 47.4 54.7
1966 48.1 55.1
1967 48.9 55.5
1968 49.5 55.9
1969 50.1 56.3
1970 50.5 56.6
1971 50.8 56.9
1972 51 57.2
1973 51.2 57.4
1974 51.4 57.7
1975 51.6 57.9
1976 51.8 58.1
1977 52 58.2
1978 52.3 58.4
1979 52.8 58.5
1980 53.2 58.6
1981 53.7 58.8
1982 54.2 60.2
1983 54.6 60.5
1984 55.2 60.7
1985 55.8 61
1986 56.3 61.8
1987 57 61.6
1988 57.5 61.8
1989 57.7 61.7
1990 58.1 61.6
1991 58.3 61.7
1992 58.6 57.1
1993 58.7 55.5
1994 58.8 60.1
1995 58.9 61.4
1996 58.9 60.8
1997 59.4 61.9
1998 59.9 62.4
1999 60.4 63.1
2000 61 63.5
2001 61.7 64.2
2002 62.2 64.9
2003 62.8 65.9
2004 63.4 66.6
2005 63.9 66.5
2006 64.5 67
2007 64.9 67.4
2008 65.2 67.9
2009 65.5 68.2
2010 65.7 68.4
2011 65.8 68.7
2012 65.8 69.1
2013 65.9 69.6
2014 66.2 69.7
2015 66.5 69.7
2016 66.8 70
2017 67.1 70.5
2018 67.4 70.7
2019 67.6 71
2020 66.8 68.6
2021 66.8 69.6
2022 68.3 71.6
2023 68.5 71.8
2024 68.7 71.9
2025 68.9 72.1

Mauritania and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Tajikistan
Year Population
Mauritania Tajikistan
1960 824,298 2,112,131
1961 846,167 2,181,805
1962 869,184 2,255,026
1963 893,423 2,331,736
1964 918,955 2,411,260
1965 945,838 2,492,998
1966 974,157 2,577,184
1967 1,003,843 2,664,130
1968 1,034,739 2,753,848
1969 1,066,754 2,845,273
1970 1,099,806 2,936,779
1971 1,133,702 3,028,837
1972 1,168,355 3,123,691
1973 1,203,838 3,222,290
1974 1,240,188 3,324,499
1975 1,277,330 3,430,425
1976 1,315,336 3,540,076
1977 1,353,768 3,653,265
1978 1,392,713 3,768,508
1979 1,432,758 3,882,691
1980 1,474,043 3,995,256
1981 1,516,877 4,109,022
1982 1,561,176 4,227,171
1983 1,606,746 4,350,874
1984 1,653,693 4,480,026
1985 1,702,107 4,619,003
1986 1,751,835 4,772,139
1987 1,803,014 4,939,059
1988 1,855,859 5,114,989
1989 1,903,048 5,267,249
1990 1,951,878 5,398,768
1991 2,009,738 5,541,205
1992 2,088,135 5,649,400
1993 2,174,328 5,724,993
1994 2,249,454 5,825,368
1995 2,312,017 5,948,584
1996 2,358,188 6,066,523
1997 2,411,306 6,139,829
1998 2,474,651 6,176,397
1999 2,541,698 6,208,370
2000 2,613,441 6,284,735
2001 2,678,760 6,407,377
2002 2,738,655 6,531,669
2003 2,802,046 6,658,575
2004 2,868,664 6,790,547
2005 2,939,059 6,924,720
2006 3,013,660 7,057,566
2007 3,093,059 7,194,477
2008 3,183,269 7,338,403
2009 3,284,448 7,490,230
2010 3,390,965 7,652,141
2011 3,502,811 7,824,785
2012 3,619,034 8,014,084
2013 3,734,318 8,216,724
2014 3,848,514 8,425,552
2015 3,965,959 8,643,840
2016 4,086,657 8,865,631
2017 4,210,600 9,085,946
2018 4,337,685 9,307,333
2019 4,467,708 9,529,966
2020 4,600,131 9,749,310
2021 4,734,874 9,966,908
2022 4,875,637 10,182,222
2023 5,022,441 10,389,799
2024 5,169,395 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Tajikistan
1960 6.15 6.24
1961 6.2 6.35
1962 6.24 6.48
1963 6.31 6.62
1964 6.37 6.68
1965 6.44 6.74
1966 6.52 6.82
1967 6.57 6.89
1968 6.6 6.91
1969 6.64 6.91
1970 6.68 6.91
1971 6.7 6.91
1972 6.71 6.89
1973 6.72 6.84
1974 6.73 6.77
1975 6.71 6.69
1976 6.73 6.6
1977 6.74 6.49
1978 6.73 6.4
1979 6.7 6.31
1980 6.67 6.21
1981 6.64 6.12
1982 6.59 6.03
1983 6.54 5.98
1984 6.48 5.96
1985 6.42 5.94
1986 6.34 5.91
1987 6.27 5.84
1988 6.21 5.75
1989 6.2 5.61
1990 6.18 5.46
1991 6.16 5.28
1992 6.13 5.06
1993 6.09 4.92
1994 6.06 4.79
1995 5.96 4.66
1996 5.86 3.94
1997 5.74 4.06
1998 5.62 4.07
1999 5.52 3.85
2000 5.46 3.49
2001 5.41 3.49
2002 5.37 3.47
2003 5.36 3.42
2004 5.37 3.51
2005 5.38 3.4
2006 5.4 3.34
2007 5.43 3.37
2008 5.44 3.39
2009 5.41 3.43
2010 5.38 3.46
2011 5.38 3.46
2012 5.35 3.42
2013 5.32 3.43
2014 5.26 3.46
2015 5.21 3.46
2016 5.16 3.38
2017 5.11 3.29
2018 5.04 3.29
2019 4.98 3.28
2020 4.91 3.21
2021 4.85 3.17
2022 4.77 3.13
2023 4.7 3.07

Mauritania and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Tajikistan
1960 18.8 21.6
1961 18.8 21.4
1962 18.8 20.9
1963 18.8 20.4
1964 18.8 19.6
1965 18.7 18.9
1966 18.6 18.4
1967 18.5 18.1
1968 18.4 17.9
1969 18.3 17.8
1970 18.1 17.8
1971 17.9 17.8
1972 17.7 17.8
1973 17.6 17.8
1974 17.4 17.8
1975 17.3 17.9
1976 17.2 17.9
1977 17.1 18
1978 17.1 18
1979 17 18.1
1980 17 18.1
1981 17 18.1
1982 17 18.2
1983 17 18.2
1984 17 18.2
1985 17 18.2
1986 17 18.3
1987 17.1 18.3
1988 17.1 18.3
1989 17.1 18.2
1990 17.1 18.1
1991 17.2 18
1992 17.3 17.9
1993 17.6 17.8
1994 17.6 17.7
1995 17.6 17.7
1996 17.5 17.7
1997 17.5 17.9
1998 17.5 18
1999 17.6 18.2
2000 17.7 18.5
2001 17.7 18.7
2002 17.7 18.9
2003 17.7 19.2
2004 17.7 19.4
2005 17.7 19.6
2006 17.6 19.8
2007 17.6 20.1
2008 17.7 20.4
2009 17.8 20.6
2010 17.8 20.8
2011 17.9 21
2012 17.8 21.2
2013 17.8 21.4
2014 17.8 21.6
2015 17.8 21.7
2016 17.8 21.9
2017 17.8 22
2018 17.8 22.2
2019 17.9 22.3
2020 17.9 22.5
2021 18 22.6
2022 18.1 22.7
2023 18.2 22.9
2024 18.4 23

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Finance

Mauritania Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Tajikistan
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99.7%
2010
English speaking
4%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Mauritania Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Tajikistan
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
18,641 mi
2018

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