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Mauritania vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 28th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Ukraine
Population
5432542
39426577
Population rank 123/197 40/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Mauritania and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Ukraine
Year GDP
Mauritania Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $1,414,951,290 $74,703,517,903
1989 $1,450,647,019 $82,709,161,099
1990 $1,506,914,408 $81,393,558,423
1991 $2,133,692,697 $77,350,733,982
1992 $2,164,298,425 $73,945,908,384
1993 $1,847,353,211 $65,648,559,903
1994 $1,944,876,755 $52,549,580,265
1995 $2,091,726,101 $48,213,856,469
1996 $2,132,087,009 $44,558,831,005
1997 $2,071,996,564 $50,151,531,592
1998 $2,032,347,665 $41,882,523,345
1999 $1,985,922,776 $31,580,639,554
2000 $1,779,520,886 $32,375,083,935
2001 $1,746,063,558 $39,309,580,983
2002 $1,777,057,481 $43,956,163,612
2003 $2,051,147,607 $52,010,355,753
2004 $2,362,501,023 $67,220,154,164
2005 $2,936,019,526 $89,238,865,119
2006 $3,919,577,286 $111,884,752,475
2007 $4,346,212,355 $148,733,861,386
2008 $5,206,437,194 $188,110,390,660
2009 $4,714,595,548 $121,552,153,444
2010 $5,628,878,798 $141,209,170,427
2011 $6,764,627,746 $169,333,835,202
2012 $6,728,208,836 $182,591,753,828
2013 $7,223,071,097 $190,498,811,460
2014 $6,592,537,782 $133,503,871,862
2015 $6,166,863,897 $91,030,967,789
2016 $6,398,747,592 $93,355,869,404
2017 $6,800,135,898 $112,090,505,082
2018 $7,473,550,557 $130,891,088,294
2019 $7,894,764,886 $153,883,047,510
2020 $8,260,752,385 $156,617,722,013
2021 $9,222,536,364 $199,765,859,571
2022 $9,557,966,698 $161,989,520,721
2023 $10,651,709,314 $181,221,517,869
2024 $10,766,731,874 $190,741,263,732

Mauritania and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $762 $1,444
1989 $762 $1,593
1990 $772 $1,564
1991 $1,062 $1,483
1992 $1,036 $1,413
1993 $850 $1,254
1994 $865 $1,009
1995 $905 $933
1996 $904 $870
1997 $859 $987
1998 $821 $831
1999 $781 $632
2000 $681 $653
2001 $652 $800
2002 $649 $903
2003 $732 $1,076
2004 $824 $1,401
2005 $999 $1,875
2006 $1,301 $2,366
2007 $1,405 $3,160
2008 $1,636 $4,018
2009 $1,435 $2,607
2010 $1,660 $3,040
2011 $1,931 $3,657
2012 $1,859 $3,951
2013 $1,934 $4,130
2014 $1,713 $2,904
2015 $1,555 $1,988
2016 $1,566 $2,047
2017 $1,615 $2,467
2018 $1,723 $2,895
2019 $1,767 $3,423
2020 $1,796 $3,505
2021 $1,948 $4,510
2022 $1,960 $3,946
2023 $2,121 $4,803
2024 $2,083 $5,038

Mauritania vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Ukraine
1950 38.4 61.2
1951 38.8 61.4
1952 39.2 62.1
1953 39.6 63
1954 40.1 64.1
1955 40.6 65.3
1956 41.1 66.3
1957 41.7 67.2
1958 42.3 67.7
1959 42.9 68.7
1960 43.6 69.4
1961 44.3 70
1962 45 70.4
1963 45.8 70.7
1964 46.6 71
1965 47.4 71.1
1966 48.1 71.2
1967 48.9 71.1
1968 49.5 71
1969 50.1 70.8
1970 50.5 70.8
1971 50.8 70.9
1972 51 71
1973 51.2 70.8
1974 51.4 70.6
1975 51.6 70.4
1976 51.8 70.1
1977 52 70
1978 52.3 69.8
1979 52.8 69.8
1980 53.2 69.8
1981 53.7 69.8
1982 54.2 69.9
1983 54.6 69.9
1984 55.2 70
1985 55.8 70.4
1986 56.3 70.8
1987 57 71.2
1988 57.5 71
1989 57.7 70.8
1990 58.1 70.4
1991 58.3 69.7
1992 58.6 68.9
1993 58.7 68.3
1994 58.8 67.5
1995 58.9 67.1
1996 58.9 67.1
1997 59.4 67.7
1998 59.9 68
1999 60.4 68
2000 61 67.8
2001 61.7 67.7
2002 62.2 67.7
2003 62.8 67.6
2004 63.4 67.5
2005 63.9 67.5
2006 64.5 67.5
2007 64.9 67.7
2008 65.2 68.3
2009 65.5 69.2
2010 65.7 70.2
2011 65.8 70.7
2012 65.8 71.1
2013 65.9 71.5
2014 66.2 71.8
2015 66.5 72.7
2016 66.8 73.4
2017 67.1 74
2018 67.4 73.6
2019 67.6 73.9
2020 66.8 73.3
2021 66.8 71.6
2022 68.3 72.7
2023 68.5 73.4
2024 68.7 74.7
2025 68.9 74.9

Mauritania and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Ukraine
Year Population
Mauritania Ukraine
1960 824,298 42,824,093
1961 846,167 43,399,766
1962 869,184 43,943,674
1963 893,423 44,462,372
1964 918,955 44,951,156
1965 945,838 45,386,892
1966 974,157 45,802,519
1967 1,003,843 46,215,988
1968 1,034,739 46,614,325
1969 1,066,754 46,976,256
1970 1,099,806 47,261,306
1971 1,133,702 47,573,287
1972 1,168,355 47,946,893
1973 1,203,838 48,277,121
1974 1,240,188 48,576,570
1975 1,277,330 48,865,229
1976 1,315,336 49,120,842
1977 1,353,768 49,336,481
1978 1,392,713 49,521,243
1979 1,432,758 49,721,381
1980 1,474,043 49,955,152
1981 1,516,877 50,189,281
1982 1,561,176 50,402,724
1983 1,606,746 50,637,029
1984 1,653,693 50,887,599
1985 1,702,107 51,108,770
1986 1,751,835 51,318,745
1987 1,803,014 51,515,732
1988 1,855,859 51,724,853
1989 1,903,048 51,917,817
1990 1,951,878 52,054,092
1991 2,009,738 52,170,961
1992 2,088,135 52,323,671
1993 2,174,328 52,350,126
1994 2,249,454 52,075,998
1995 2,312,017 51,665,539
1996 2,358,188 51,226,109
1997 2,411,306 50,786,885
1998 2,474,651 50,379,731
1999 2,541,698 49,976,446
2000 2,613,441 49,556,660
2001 2,678,760 49,106,855
2002 2,738,655 48,677,281
2003 2,802,046 48,315,136
2004 2,868,664 47,979,507
2005 2,939,059 47,585,556
2006 3,013,660 47,278,694
2007 3,093,059 47,062,798
2008 3,183,269 46,819,175
2009 3,284,448 46,623,731
2010 3,390,965 46,456,003
2011 3,502,811 46,307,853
2012 3,619,034 46,210,056
2013 3,734,318 46,126,770
2014 3,848,514 45,972,380
2015 3,965,959 45,784,896
2016 4,086,657 45,616,832
2017 4,210,600 45,436,041
2018 4,337,685 45,208,907
2019 4,467,708 44,957,458
2020 4,600,131 44,680,014
2021 4,734,874 44,298,640
2022 4,875,637 41,048,766
2023 5,022,441 37,732,836
2024 5,169,395 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Ukraine
1960 6.15 2.29
1961 6.2 2.2
1962 6.24 2.15
1963 6.31 2.11
1964 6.37 2.01
1965 6.44 1.94
1966 6.52 2.04
1967 6.57 2.04
1968 6.6 2.03
1969 6.64 2.01
1970 6.68 2.08
1971 6.7 2.11
1972 6.71 2.13
1973 6.72 2.04
1974 6.73 2.06
1975 6.71 2.05
1976 6.73 2.04
1977 6.74 1.98
1978 6.73 1.97
1979 6.7 1.96
1980 6.67 1.95
1981 6.64 1.92
1982 6.59 1.95
1983 6.54 2.1
1984 6.48 2.08
1985 6.42 2.03
1986 6.34 2.12
1987 6.27 2.07
1988 6.21 2.04
1989 6.2 1.93
1990 6.18 1.85
1991 6.16 1.77
1992 6.13 1.67
1993 6.09 1.56
1994 6.06 1.47
1995 5.96 1.4
1996 5.86 1.33
1997 5.74 1.27
1998 5.62 1.21
1999 5.52 1.13
2000 5.46 1.11
2001 5.41 1.09
2002 5.37 1.13
2003 5.36 1.17
2004 5.37 1.22
2005 5.38 1.22
2006 5.4 1.3
2007 5.43 1.34
2008 5.44 1.44
2009 5.41 1.47
2010 5.38 1.44
2011 5.38 1.46
2012 5.35 1.53
2013 5.32 1.52
2014 5.26 1.47
2015 5.21 1.39
2016 5.16 1.39
2017 5.11 1.3
2018 5.04 1.23
2019 4.98 1.22
2020 4.91 1.21
2021 4.85 1.15
2022 4.77 0.9
2023 4.7 0.98

Mauritania and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Ukraine
1960 18.8 29.2
1961 18.8 29.6
1962 18.8 29.7
1963 18.8 29.8
1964 18.8 29.9
1965 18.7 30.1
1966 18.6 30.6
1967 18.5 31.2
1968 18.4 31.6
1969 18.3 32
1970 18.1 32.3
1971 17.9 32.5
1972 17.7 32.8
1973 17.6 33.1
1974 17.4 33.4
1975 17.3 33.7
1976 17.2 34
1977 17.1 34.2
1978 17.1 34.2
1979 17 34
1980 17 33.8
1981 17 33.7
1982 17 33.7
1983 17 33.6
1984 17 33.6
1985 17 33.8
1986 17 33.9
1987 17.1 34.1
1988 17.1 34.1
1989 17.1 34.1
1990 17.1 34.3
1991 17.2 34.5
1992 17.3 34.7
1993 17.6 34.9
1994 17.6 35.2
1995 17.6 35.5
1996 17.5 35.8
1997 17.5 36.2
1998 17.5 36.5
1999 17.6 36.9
2000 17.7 37.2
2001 17.7 37.6
2002 17.7 37.9
2003 17.7 38.2
2004 17.7 38.4
2005 17.7 38.7
2006 17.6 38.9
2007 17.6 39.1
2008 17.7 39.2
2009 17.8 39.3
2010 17.8 39.5
2011 17.9 39.7
2012 17.8 39.8
2013 17.8 39.8
2014 17.8 40
2015 17.8 40.2
2016 17.8 40.6
2017 17.8 40.9
2018 17.8 41.2
2019 17.9 41.5
2020 17.9 41.9
2021 18 42.2
2022 18.1 42.5
2023 18.2 43.1
2024 18.4 43.2

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Finance

Mauritania Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Mauritania Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Ukraine
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
100%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
51%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Mauritania Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Ukraine
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
105,443 mi
2012

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