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Mauritania vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 28th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Tonga
Population
5432542
103744
Population rank 123/197 183/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 152/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 157/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 144/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Mauritania and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Tonga
Year GDP
Mauritania Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $775,045,517 $30,036,417
1977 $799,030,017 $34,139,388
1978 $804,629,877 $41,567,472
1979 $951,900,945 $44,667,002
1980 $1,047,925,106 $53,260,077
1981 $1,105,494,682 $62,242,013
1982 $1,108,776,653 $62,068,161
1983 $1,165,171,263 $60,863,964
1984 $1,074,373,230 $64,248,355
1985 $1,009,723,326 $60,058,663
1986 $1,186,628,778 $68,195,856
1987 $1,344,664,725 $81,667,133
1988 $1,414,951,290 $106,657,267
1989 $1,450,647,019 $106,344,855
1990 $1,506,914,408 $113,563,822
1991 $2,133,692,697 $132,201,141
1992 $2,164,298,425 $137,066,291
1993 $1,847,353,211 $138,489,884
1994 $1,944,876,755 $195,990,986
1995 $2,091,726,101 $208,871,666
1996 $2,132,087,009 $222,100,576
1997 $2,071,996,564 $214,991,452
1998 $2,032,347,665 $191,504,893
1999 $1,985,922,776 $199,208,718
2000 $1,779,520,886 $204,848,488
2001 $1,746,063,558 $181,117,230
2002 $1,777,057,481 $182,764,281
2003 $2,051,147,607 $202,246,591
2004 $2,362,501,023 $230,678,011
2005 $2,936,019,526 $261,823,805
2006 $3,919,577,286 $292,232,703
2007 $4,346,212,355 $298,519,623
2008 $5,206,437,194 $344,438,844
2009 $4,714,595,548 $312,415,028
2010 $5,628,878,798 $366,887,375
2011 $6,764,627,746 $414,143,828
2012 $6,728,208,836 $471,122,971
2013 $7,223,071,097 $451,788,498
2014 $6,592,537,782 $440,997,735
2015 $6,166,863,897 $437,525,539
2016 $6,398,747,592 $420,828,255
2017 $6,800,135,898 $459,976,847
2018 $7,473,550,557 $489,714,530
2019 $7,894,764,886 $494,197,854
2020 $8,260,752,385 $496,856,304
2021 $9,222,536,364 $518,228,029
2022 $9,557,966,698 $518,180,029
2023 $10,651,709,314 $508,735,107
2024 $10,766,731,874 -

Mauritania and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Tonga
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 $349
1976 $589 $315
1977 $590 $353
1978 $578 $428
1979 $664 $458
1980 $711 $545
1981 $729 $636
1982 $710 $633
1983 $725 $621
1984 $650 $656
1985 $593 $613
1986 $677 $696
1987 $746 $830
1988 $762 $1,078
1989 $762 $1,070
1990 $772 $1,139
1991 $1,062 $1,323
1992 $1,036 $1,370
1993 $850 $1,383
1994 $865 $1,957
1995 $905 $2,084
1996 $904 $2,215
1997 $859 $2,136
1998 $821 $1,889
1999 $781 $1,952
2000 $681 $1,995
2001 $652 $1,754
2002 $649 $1,759
2003 $732 $1,936
2004 $824 $2,195
2005 $999 $2,478
2006 $1,301 $2,750
2007 $1,405 $2,797
2008 $1,636 $3,218
2009 $1,435 $2,914
2010 $1,660 $3,416
2011 $1,931 $3,850
2012 $1,859 $4,384
2013 $1,934 $4,219
2014 $1,713 $4,137
2015 $1,555 $4,124
2016 $1,566 $3,988
2017 $1,615 $4,366
2018 $1,723 $4,639
2019 $1,767 $4,677
2020 $1,796 $4,700
2021 $1,948 $4,913
2022 $1,960 $4,933
2023 $2,121 $4,864
2024 $2,083 -

Mauritania vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Tonga
1950 38.4 48.4
1951 38.8 49.8
1952 39.2 51.2
1953 39.6 52.4
1954 40.1 53.6
1955 40.6 54.7
1956 41.1 55.7
1957 41.7 56.5
1958 42.3 57.2
1959 42.9 57.8
1960 43.6 58.3
1961 44.3 58.8
1962 45 59.3
1963 45.8 59.8
1964 46.6 60.3
1965 47.4 60.7
1966 48.1 61.2
1967 48.9 61.7
1968 49.5 62.2
1969 50.1 62.7
1970 50.5 63.2
1971 50.8 63.6
1972 51 64.1
1973 51.2 64.4
1974 51.4 64.8
1975 51.6 65.1
1976 51.8 65.4
1977 52 65.6
1978 52.3 65.9
1979 52.8 66
1980 53.2 66.2
1981 53.7 66.4
1982 54.2 66.3
1983 54.6 66.7
1984 55.2 66.8
1985 55.8 66.9
1986 56.3 67.1
1987 57 67.2
1988 57.5 67.3
1989 57.7 67.4
1990 58.1 67.5
1991 58.3 67.7
1992 58.6 67.9
1993 58.7 68.2
1994 58.8 68.4
1995 58.9 68.6
1996 58.9 68.8
1997 59.4 69
1998 59.9 69.2
1999 60.4 69.4
2000 61 69.6
2001 61.7 69.8
2002 62.2 70
2003 62.8 70.2
2004 63.4 70.4
2005 63.9 70.6
2006 64.5 70.7
2007 64.9 70.9
2008 65.2 71
2009 65.5 70.9
2010 65.7 71.3
2011 65.8 71.4
2012 65.8 71.5
2013 65.9 71.6
2014 66.2 71.7
2015 66.5 71.9
2016 66.8 72
2017 67.1 72.1
2018 67.4 72.2
2019 67.6 72.3
2020 66.8 72.4
2021 66.8 72.1
2022 68.3 72.6
2023 68.5 72.9
2024 68.7 73.1
2025 68.9 73.2

Mauritania and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Tonga
Year Population
Mauritania Tonga
1960 824,298 66,170
1961 846,167 68,037
1962 869,184 69,940
1963 893,423 71,885
1964 918,955 73,879
1965 945,838 75,924
1966 974,157 78,002
1967 1,003,843 79,814
1968 1,034,739 81,353
1969 1,066,754 82,885
1970 1,099,806 84,401
1971 1,133,702 85,896
1972 1,168,355 87,356
1973 1,203,838 88,805
1974 1,240,188 90,683
1975 1,277,330 93,017
1976 1,315,336 95,325
1977 1,353,768 96,725
1978 1,392,713 97,204
1979 1,432,758 97,544
1980 1,474,043 97,769
1981 1,516,877 97,909
1982 1,561,176 97,980
1983 1,606,746 97,998
1984 1,653,693 97,990
1985 1,702,107 97,984
1986 1,751,835 98,010
1987 1,803,014 98,376
1988 1,855,859 98,969
1989 1,903,048 99,403
1990 1,951,878 99,700
1991 2,009,738 99,895
1992 2,088,135 100,022
1993 2,174,328 100,103
1994 2,249,454 100,166
1995 2,312,017 100,225
1996 2,358,188 100,275
1997 2,411,306 100,674
1998 2,474,651 101,388
1999 2,541,698 102,046
2000 2,613,441 102,677
2001 2,678,760 103,288
2002 2,738,655 103,874
2003 2,802,046 104,464
2004 2,868,664 105,071
2005 2,939,059 105,671
2006 3,013,660 106,253
2007 3,093,059 106,726
2008 3,183,269 107,020
2009 3,284,448 107,203
2010 3,390,965 107,400
2011 3,502,811 107,570
2012 3,619,034 107,460
2013 3,734,318 107,078
2014 3,848,514 106,609
2015 3,965,959 106,095
2016 4,086,657 105,524
2017 4,210,600 105,356
2018 4,337,685 105,567
2019 4,467,708 105,669
2020 4,600,131 105,704
2021 4,734,874 105,490
2022 4,875,637 105,042
2023 5,022,441 104,597
2024 5,169,395 104,175

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Tonga

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Tonga
1960 6.15 6.65
1961 6.2 6.61
1962 6.24 6.57
1963 6.31 6.52
1964 6.37 6.46
1965 6.44 6.41
1966 6.52 6.35
1967 6.57 6.29
1968 6.6 6.23
1969 6.64 6.17
1970 6.68 6.07
1971 6.7 5.96
1972 6.71 5.86
1973 6.72 5.8
1974 6.73 5.77
1975 6.71 5.75
1976 6.73 5.73
1977 6.74 5.7
1978 6.73 5.68
1979 6.7 5.65
1980 6.67 5.6
1981 6.64 5.55
1982 6.59 5.5
1983 6.54 5.45
1984 6.48 5.41
1985 6.42 5.34
1986 6.34 5.27
1987 6.27 5.19
1988 6.21 5.1
1989 6.2 5.01
1990 6.18 4.93
1991 6.16 4.85
1992 6.13 4.79
1993 6.09 4.73
1994 6.06 4.66
1995 5.96 4.56
1996 5.86 4.46
1997 5.74 4.38
1998 5.62 4.31
1999 5.52 4.23
2000 5.46 4.16
2001 5.41 4.13
2002 5.37 4.14
2003 5.36 4.18
2004 5.37 4.19
2005 5.38 4.2
2006 5.4 4.14
2007 5.43 4.09
2008 5.44 4.01
2009 5.41 3.95
2010 5.38 3.88
2011 5.38 3.83
2012 5.35 3.77
2013 5.32 3.7
2014 5.26 3.62
2015 5.21 3.54
2016 5.16 3.46
2017 5.11 3.39
2018 5.04 3.33
2019 4.98 3.27
2020 4.91 3.23
2021 4.85 3.2
2022 4.77 3.17
2023 4.7 3.13

Mauritania and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Tonga
1960 18.8 17.1
1961 18.8 17.1
1962 18.8 17.1
1963 18.8 17
1964 18.8 17
1965 18.7 17
1966 18.6 17
1967 18.5 17
1968 18.4 16.9
1969 18.3 16.8
1970 18.1 16.8
1971 17.9 16.7
1972 17.7 16.7
1973 17.6 16.8
1974 17.4 16.8
1975 17.3 16.7
1976 17.2 16.7
1977 17.1 16.8
1978 17.1 17.1
1979 17 17.3
1980 17 17.4
1981 17 17.6
1982 17 17.8
1983 17 17.9
1984 17 18
1985 17 18.1
1986 17 18.2
1987 17.1 18.3
1988 17.1 18.6
1989 17.1 18.9
1990 17.1 19.1
1991 17.2 19.3
1992 17.3 19.5
1993 17.6 19.6
1994 17.6 19.6
1995 17.6 19.6
1996 17.5 19.6
1997 17.5 19.7
1998 17.5 19.9
1999 17.6 20.1
2000 17.7 20.3
2001 17.7 20.5
2002 17.7 20.7
2003 17.7 20.8
2004 17.7 20.8
2005 17.7 20.8
2006 17.6 20.8
2007 17.6 20.9
2008 17.7 21
2009 17.8 21.1
2010 17.8 21.2
2011 17.9 21.2
2012 17.8 21.4
2013 17.8 21.6
2014 17.8 21.7
2015 17.8 21.8
2016 17.8 21.9
2017 17.8 21.9
2018 17.8 22
2019 17.9 22
2020 17.9 22.1
2021 18 22.1
2022 18.1 22
2023 18.2 21.9
2024 18.4 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Tonga
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
14
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Mauritania Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Tonga
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
423 mi
2011

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