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Mauritania vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 28th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Tuvalu
Population
5432542
9493
Population rank 123/197 196/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 152/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 157/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 144/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Mauritania and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Mauritania Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $335,568,907 $2,716,990
1972 $391,669,449 $2,968,458
1973 $493,237,876 $3,411,915
1974 $613,010,553 $4,122,329
1975 $703,377,837 $4,014,748
1976 $775,045,517 $3,919,072
1977 $799,030,017 $3,669,420
1978 $804,629,877 $3,798,782
1979 $951,900,945 $4,065,659
1980 $1,047,925,106 $4,206,128
1981 $1,105,494,682 $4,773,018
1982 $1,108,776,653 $4,118,945
1983 $1,165,171,263 $4,152,550
1984 $1,074,373,230 $4,481,978
1985 $1,009,723,326 $3,862,852
1986 $1,186,628,778 $4,574,706
1987 $1,344,664,725 $5,020,513
1988 $1,414,951,290 $7,011,059
1989 $1,450,647,019 $8,454,523
1990 $1,506,914,408 $9,542,901
1991 $2,133,692,697 $10,127,314
1992 $2,164,298,425 $10,535,028
1993 $1,847,353,211 $10,414,400
1994 $1,944,876,755 $11,772,611
1995 $2,091,726,101 $11,922,614
1996 $2,132,087,009 $13,338,597
1997 $2,071,996,564 $13,734,210
1998 $2,032,347,665 $13,795,146
1999 $1,985,922,776 $14,800,503
2000 $1,779,520,886 $15,073,976
2001 $1,746,063,558 $13,964,732
2002 $1,777,057,481 $16,842,673
2003 $2,051,147,607 $19,456,338
2004 $2,362,501,023 $22,798,275
2005 $2,936,019,526 $22,909,980
2006 $3,919,577,286 $24,096,875
2007 $4,346,212,355 $28,450,169
2008 $5,206,437,194 $31,874,435
2009 $4,714,595,548 $28,076,984
2010 $5,628,878,798 $32,105,408
2011 $6,764,627,746 $39,196,957
2012 $6,728,208,836 $39,345,579
2013 $7,223,071,097 $38,615,891
2014 $6,592,537,782 $38,760,983
2015 $6,166,863,897 $36,811,936
2016 $6,398,747,592 $41,629,064
2017 $6,800,135,898 $45,276,595
2018 $7,473,550,557 $48,015,260
2019 $7,894,764,886 $54,123,199
2020 $8,260,752,385 $51,746,594
2021 $9,222,536,364 $60,196,406
2022 $9,557,966,698 $59,065,982
2023 $10,651,709,314 $62,280,312
2024 $10,766,731,874 -

Mauritania and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $296 $478
1972 $335 $522
1973 $410 $601
1974 $494 $708
1975 $551 $656
1976 $589 $612
1977 $590 $549
1978 $578 $546
1979 $664 $566
1980 $711 $571
1981 $729 $634
1982 $710 $537
1983 $725 $533
1984 $650 $567
1985 $593 $480
1986 $677 $557
1987 $746 $600
1988 $762 $823
1989 $762 $976
1990 $772 $1,085
1991 $1,062 $1,134
1992 $1,036 $1,166
1993 $850 $1,141
1994 $865 $1,279
1995 $905 $1,285
1996 $904 $1,428
1997 $859 $1,461
1998 $821 $1,460
1999 $781 $1,559
2000 $681 $1,579
2001 $652 $1,457
2002 $649 $1,750
2003 $732 $2,007
2004 $824 $2,323
2005 $999 $2,305
2006 $1,301 $2,396
2007 $1,405 $2,794
2008 $1,636 $3,088
2009 $1,435 $2,684
2010 $1,660 $3,025
2011 $1,931 $3,636
2012 $1,859 $3,598
2013 $1,934 $3,510
2014 $1,713 $3,529
2015 $1,555 $3,358
2016 $1,566 $3,809
2017 $1,615 $4,166
2018 $1,723 $4,466
2019 $1,767 $5,115
2020 $1,796 $4,976
2021 $1,948 $5,905
2022 $1,960 $5,911
2023 $2,121 $6,345
2024 $2,083 -

Mauritania vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Tuvalu
1950 38.4 40
1951 38.8 40.8
1952 39.2 41.7
1953 39.6 42.5
1954 40.1 43.4
1955 40.6 44.2
1956 41.1 45
1957 41.7 45.8
1958 42.3 46.7
1959 42.9 47.5
1960 43.6 48.3
1961 44.3 49
1962 45 49.8
1963 45.8 50.6
1964 46.6 51.3
1965 47.4 52.1
1966 48.1 52.8
1967 48.9 53.5
1968 49.5 54.1
1969 50.1 54.7
1970 50.5 55.3
1971 50.8 56
1972 51 54.7
1973 51.2 57.2
1974 51.4 57.7
1975 51.6 58.3
1976 51.8 58.8
1977 52 59.2
1978 52.3 59.6
1979 52.8 59.9
1980 53.2 60.2
1981 53.7 60.5
1982 54.2 60.7
1983 54.6 60.9
1984 55.2 61.1
1985 55.8 61.1
1986 56.3 61.2
1987 57 61.3
1988 57.5 61.4
1989 57.7 61.5
1990 58.1 61.6
1991 58.3 61.8
1992 58.6 60.3
1993 58.7 62.1
1994 58.8 62.3
1995 58.9 62.5
1996 58.9 62.7
1997 59.4 62.9
1998 59.9 63.2
1999 60.4 63.3
2000 61 63.5
2001 61.7 63.7
2002 62.2 63.8
2003 62.8 63.9
2004 63.4 64
2005 63.9 64.1
2006 64.5 64.2
2007 64.9 64.4
2008 65.2 64.5
2009 65.5 64.7
2010 65.7 64.8
2011 65.8 65
2012 65.8 65.1
2013 65.9 65.2
2014 66.2 65.3
2015 66.5 65.4
2016 66.8 65.5
2017 67.1 65.7
2018 67.4 65.9
2019 67.6 66.1
2020 66.8 66.4
2021 66.8 65.8
2022 68.3 66.9
2023 68.5 67.1
2024 68.7 67.3
2025 68.9 67.4

Mauritania and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Tuvalu
Year Population
Mauritania Tuvalu
1960 824,298 5,598
1961 846,167 5,648
1962 869,184 5,699
1963 893,423 5,751
1964 918,955 5,752
1965 945,838 5,715
1966 974,157 5,686
1967 1,003,843 5,652
1968 1,034,739 5,624
1969 1,066,754 5,631
1970 1,099,806 5,663
1971 1,133,702 5,685
1972 1,168,355 5,692
1973 1,203,838 5,681
1974 1,240,188 5,822
1975 1,277,330 6,117
1976 1,315,336 6,404
1977 1,353,768 6,686
1978 1,392,713 6,957
1979 1,432,758 7,184
1980 1,474,043 7,366
1981 1,516,877 7,526
1982 1,561,176 7,664
1983 1,606,746 7,789
1984 1,653,693 7,902
1985 1,702,107 8,046
1986 1,751,835 8,217
1987 1,803,014 8,371
1988 1,855,859 8,518
1989 1,903,048 8,662
1990 1,951,878 8,798
1991 2,009,738 8,928
1992 2,088,135 9,038
1993 2,174,328 9,126
1994 2,249,454 9,207
1995 2,312,017 9,280
1996 2,358,188 9,342
1997 2,411,306 9,400
1998 2,474,651 9,451
1999 2,541,698 9,496
2000 2,613,441 9,544
2001 2,678,760 9,586
2002 2,738,655 9,623
2003 2,802,046 9,695
2004 2,868,664 9,816
2005 2,939,059 9,940
2006 3,013,660 10,056
2007 3,093,059 10,182
2008 3,183,269 10,321
2009 3,284,448 10,461
2010 3,390,965 10,614
2011 3,502,811 10,780
2012 3,619,034 10,934
2013 3,734,318 11,001
2014 3,848,514 10,984
2015 3,965,959 10,963
2016 4,086,657 10,930
2017 4,210,600 10,869
2018 4,337,685 10,751
2019 4,467,708 10,581
2020 4,600,131 10,399
2021 4,734,874 10,194
2022 4,875,637 9,992
2023 5,022,441 9,816
2024 5,169,395 9,646

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Tuvalu
1960 6.15 5.15
1961 6.2 5.09
1962 6.24 5
1963 6.31 4.91
1964 6.37 4.83
1965 6.44 4.73
1966 6.52 4.64
1967 6.57 4.49
1968 6.6 4.36
1969 6.64 4.23
1970 6.68 4.08
1971 6.7 3.94
1972 6.71 3.81
1973 6.72 3.71
1974 6.73 3.63
1975 6.71 3.58
1976 6.73 3.55
1977 6.74 3.56
1978 6.73 3.59
1979 6.7 3.65
1980 6.67 3.73
1981 6.64 3.8
1982 6.59 3.88
1983 6.54 3.91
1984 6.48 3.95
1985 6.42 3.97
1986 6.34 3.97
1987 6.27 3.94
1988 6.21 3.88
1989 6.2 3.8
1990 6.18 3.75
1991 6.16 3.79
1992 6.13 3.86
1993 6.09 3.92
1994 6.06 3.92
1995 5.96 3.96
1996 5.86 3.95
1997 5.74 3.95
1998 5.62 3.95
1999 5.52 3.92
2000 5.46 3.84
2001 5.41 3.75
2002 5.37 3.64
2003 5.36 3.58
2004 5.37 3.55
2005 5.38 3.55
2006 5.4 3.53
2007 5.43 3.45
2008 5.44 3.42
2009 5.41 3.43
2010 5.38 3.44
2011 5.38 3.46
2012 5.35 3.47
2013 5.32 3.39
2014 5.26 3.33
2015 5.21 3.31
2016 5.16 3.3
2017 5.11 3.3
2018 5.04 3.33
2019 4.98 3.33
2020 4.91 3.31
2021 4.85 3.28
2022 4.77 3.24
2023 4.7 3.21

Mauritania and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Tuvalu
1960 18.8 23.1
1961 18.8 23.1
1962 18.8 23
1963 18.8 22.6
1964 18.8 21
1965 18.7 19.3
1966 18.6 18.5
1967 18.5 18.1
1968 18.4 17.9
1969 18.3 18
1970 18.1 18.2
1971 17.9 18.6
1972 17.7 19
1973 17.6 19.4
1974 17.4 19.7
1975 17.3 19.8
1976 17.2 19.9
1977 17.1 20.2
1978 17.1 20.5
1979 17 20.9
1980 17 21
1981 17 21.4
1982 17 21.9
1983 17 22.5
1984 17 23.2
1985 17 23.6
1986 17 23.8
1987 17.1 24
1988 17.1 24.2
1989 17.1 24.5
1990 17.1 24.7
1991 17.2 24.9
1992 17.3 25
1993 17.6 25
1994 17.6 25.1
1995 17.6 25
1996 17.5 24.9
1997 17.5 24.6
1998 17.5 24.4
1999 17.6 24.1
2000 17.7 23.9
2001 17.7 23.7
2002 17.7 23.5
2003 17.7 23.5
2004 17.7 23.5
2005 17.7 23.6
2006 17.6 23.6
2007 17.6 23.7
2008 17.7 23.8
2009 17.8 23.9
2010 17.8 24
2011 17.9 24.1
2012 17.8 24.2
2013 17.8 24.3
2014 17.8 24.5
2015 17.8 24.7
2016 17.8 24.9
2017 17.8 25.2
2018 17.8 25.3
2019 17.9 25.3
2020 17.9 25.3
2021 18 25.3
2022 18.1 25.3
2023 18.2 25.3
2024 18.4 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
12.8%
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
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Tuvalu
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Tuvalu
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
14
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
65
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
100%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Mauritania Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Tuvalu
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
4.97 mi
2011

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