Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 28th vs. 78th).
By GDP, Mauritania ranks 153/197 ($10.9B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.69T). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 156/197 ($2,110), while The United Kingdom ranks 22/197 ($53,246).
Main facts and rankings
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|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
5462924
|
70024311
|
| Population rank | 123/197 | 22/197 |
| GDP |
$10.9B
2024 |
$3.69T
2024 |
| GDP rank | 153/197 | 6/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$2,110
2024 |
$53,246
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 156/197 | 22/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$7,369
2024 |
$60,620
2024 |
| Government debt |
$4.9B
2024 |
$3.73T
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
47%
2026 |
105.4%
2026 |
| Government debt per person |
$948
2024 |
$53,900
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | 144/185 | 7/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,194
2026 |
$40,805
2026 |
| Land area |
397,955 sq mi
2026 |
93,410 sq mi
2026 |
| Population density |
13 ppl/mi²
2024 |
741 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
4.7
2023 |
1.56
2023 |
| Median age |
18.4 years
2024 |
41 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
69.2 years
2026 |
81.7 years
2026 |
Mauritania and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts
Mauritania and United Kingdom economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | - | $73,233,967,692 |
| 1961 | $159,213,430 | $77,741,965,703 |
| 1962 | $164,271,558 | $81,247,564,157 |
| 1963 | $168,186,297 | $86,561,961,812 |
| 1964 | $224,495,744 | $94,407,558,351 |
| 1965 | $255,340,475 | $101,824,755,079 |
| 1966 | $266,533,605 | $108,572,752,102 |
| 1967 | $282,615,310 | $113,116,888,211 |
| 1968 | $311,395,937 | $107,759,910,068 |
| 1969 | $295,062,308 | $116,464,702,803 |
| 1970 | $309,405,316 | $130,671,946,244 |
| 1971 | $335,568,907 | $148,113,896,325 |
| 1972 | $391,669,449 | $169,965,034,965 |
| 1973 | $493,237,876 | $192,537,971,583 |
| 1974 | $613,010,553 | $206,131,369,799 |
| 1975 | $703,377,837 | $241,756,637,168 |
| 1976 | $775,045,517 | $232,614,555,256 |
| 1977 | $799,030,017 | $263,066,457,352 |
| 1978 | $804,629,877 | $335,883,029,722 |
| 1979 | $951,900,945 | $438,994,070,309 |
| 1980 | $1,047,925,106 | $564,947,710,899 |
| 1981 | $1,105,494,682 | $540,765,675,241 |
| 1982 | $1,108,776,653 | $515,048,916,841 |
| 1983 | $1,165,171,263 | $489,618,008,186 |
| 1984 | $1,074,373,230 | $461,487,097,632 |
| 1985 | $1,009,723,326 | $489,285,164,271 |
| 1986 | $1,186,628,778 | $601,452,653,181 |
| 1987 | $1,344,664,725 | $745,162,608,269 |
| 1988 | $1,414,951,290 | $910,122,732,124 |
| 1989 | $1,450,647,019 | $926,884,816,754 |
| 1990 | $1,506,914,408 | $1,093,169,389,205 |
| 1991 | $2,133,692,697 | $1,142,797,178,131 |
| 1992 | $2,164,298,425 | $1,179,659,529,660 |
| 1993 | $1,847,353,211 | $1,061,388,722,256 |
| 1994 | $1,944,876,755 | $1,140,489,745,944 |
| 1995 | $2,091,726,101 | $1,349,094,208,616 |
| 1996 | $2,132,087,009 | $1,425,287,051,482 |
| 1997 | $2,071,996,564 | $1,569,317,288,802 |
| 1998 | $2,032,347,665 | $1,660,821,464,061 |
| 1999 | $1,985,922,776 | $1,693,458,987,219 |
| 2000 | $1,779,520,886 | $1,671,597,821,153 |
| 2001 | $1,746,063,558 | $1,656,171,009,069 |
| 2002 | $1,777,057,481 | $1,790,536,570,743 |
| 2003 | $2,051,147,607 | $2,061,227,755,102 |
| 2004 | $2,362,501,023 | $2,429,774,807,763 |
| 2005 | $2,936,019,526 | $2,551,361,818,182 |
| 2006 | $3,919,577,286 | $2,719,558,417,663 |
| 2007 | $4,346,212,355 | $3,104,699,879,952 |
| 2008 | $5,206,437,194 | $2,945,251,838,235 |
| 2009 | $4,714,595,548 | $2,429,358,155,476 |
| 2010 | $5,628,878,798 | $2,496,740,681,057 |
| 2011 | $6,764,627,746 | $2,675,590,034,129 |
| 2012 | $6,728,208,836 | $2,719,715,961,540 |
| 2013 | $7,223,071,097 | $2,796,908,333,283 |
| 2014 | $6,592,537,782 | $3,085,362,169,410 |
| 2015 | $6,166,863,897 | $2,945,579,890,258 |
| 2016 | $6,398,747,592 | $2,706,807,606,539 |
| 2017 | $6,800,135,898 | $2,699,118,387,873 |
| 2018 | $7,473,550,557 | $2,897,028,009,916 |
| 2019 | $7,894,764,886 | $2,875,710,080,015 |
| 2020 | $8,260,752,385 | $2,724,001,478,305 |
| 2021 | $9,222,536,364 | $3,194,559,188,926 |
| 2022 | $9,557,966,698 | $3,181,244,350,465 |
| 2023 | $10,726,838,461 | $3,420,796,653,789 |
| 2024 | $10,908,045,687 | $3,686,033,044,482 |
Mauritania and United Kingdom economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | - | $1,398 |
| 1961 | $188.2 | $1,472 |
| 1962 | $189 | $1,526 |
| 1963 | $188.2 | $1,613 |
| 1964 | $244.3 | $1,748 |
| 1965 | $270 | $1,874 |
| 1966 | $273.6 | $1,987 |
| 1967 | $281.5 | $2,059 |
| 1968 | $301 | $1,952 |
| 1969 | $276.6 | $2,101 |
| 1970 | $281.3 | $2,348 |
| 1971 | $296 | $2,650 |
| 1972 | $335 | $3,030 |
| 1973 | $410 | $3,426 |
| 1974 | $494 | $3,666 |
| 1975 | $551 | $4,300 |
| 1976 | $589 | $4,138 |
| 1977 | $590 | $4,681 |
| 1978 | $578 | $5,977 |
| 1979 | $664 | $7,805 |
| 1980 | $711 | $10,032 |
| 1981 | $729 | $9,599 |
| 1982 | $710 | $9,146 |
| 1983 | $725 | $8,692 |
| 1984 | $650 | $8,179 |
| 1985 | $593 | $8,652 |
| 1986 | $677 | $10,611 |
| 1987 | $746 | $13,119 |
| 1988 | $762 | $15,987 |
| 1989 | $762 | $16,239 |
| 1990 | $772 | $19,095 |
| 1991 | $1,062 | $19,901 |
| 1992 | $1,036 | $20,487 |
| 1993 | $850 | $18,389 |
| 1994 | $865 | $19,709 |
| 1995 | $905 | $23,253 |
| 1996 | $904 | $24,503 |
| 1997 | $859 | $26,910 |
| 1998 | $821 | $28,396 |
| 1999 | $781 | $28,858 |
| 2000 | $681 | $28,384 |
| 2001 | $652 | $28,014 |
| 2002 | $649 | $30,159 |
| 2003 | $732 | $34,557 |
| 2004 | $824 | $40,504 |
| 2005 | $999 | $42,240 |
| 2006 | $1,301 | $44,695 |
| 2007 | $1,405 | $50,629 |
| 2008 | $1,636 | $47,652 |
| 2009 | $1,435 | $39,009 |
| 2010 | $1,660 | $39,778 |
| 2011 | $1,931 | $42,296 |
| 2012 | $1,859 | $42,688 |
| 2013 | $1,934 | $43,607 |
| 2014 | $1,713 | $47,746 |
| 2015 | $1,555 | $45,255 |
| 2016 | $1,566 | $41,258 |
| 2017 | $1,615 | $40,917 |
| 2018 | $1,723 | $43,703 |
| 2019 | $1,767 | $43,159 |
| 2020 | $1,796 | $40,813 |
| 2021 | $1,948 | $47,691 |
| 2022 | $1,960 | $47,057 |
| 2023 | $2,136 | $49,944 |
| 2024 | $2,110 | $53,246 |
Mauritania vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
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|
|
| 1950 | 38.4 | 68.6 |
| 1951 | 38.8 | 68.2 |
| 1952 | 39.2 | 69.5 |
| 1953 | 39.6 | 69.8 |
| 1954 | 40.1 | 70.2 |
| 1955 | 40.6 | 70.1 |
| 1956 | 41.1 | 70.4 |
| 1957 | 41.7 | 70.5 |
| 1958 | 42.3 | 70.7 |
| 1959 | 42.9 | 70.8 |
| 1960 | 43.6 | 71 |
| 1961 | 44.3 | 70.8 |
| 1962 | 45 | 70.9 |
| 1963 | 45.8 | 70.8 |
| 1964 | 46.6 | 71.5 |
| 1965 | 47.4 | 71.5 |
| 1966 | 48.1 | 71.4 |
| 1967 | 48.9 | 72.1 |
| 1968 | 49.5 | 71.7 |
| 1969 | 50.1 | 71.7 |
| 1970 | 50.5 | 71.9 |
| 1971 | 50.8 | 72.2 |
| 1972 | 51 | 72 |
| 1973 | 51.2 | 72.2 |
| 1974 | 51.4 | 72.4 |
| 1975 | 51.6 | 72.7 |
| 1976 | 51.8 | 72.6 |
| 1977 | 52 | 73.1 |
| 1978 | 52.3 | 73 |
| 1979 | 52.8 | 73.2 |
| 1980 | 53.2 | 73.6 |
| 1981 | 53.7 | 73.9 |
| 1982 | 54.2 | 74 |
| 1983 | 54.6 | 74.3 |
| 1984 | 55.2 | 74.7 |
| 1985 | 55.8 | 74.5 |
| 1986 | 56.3 | 74.8 |
| 1987 | 57 | 75.1 |
| 1988 | 57.5 | 75.3 |
| 1989 | 57.7 | 75.4 |
| 1990 | 58.1 | 75.7 |
| 1991 | 58.3 | 75.9 |
| 1992 | 58.6 | 76.3 |
| 1993 | 58.7 | 76.2 |
| 1994 | 58.8 | 76.7 |
| 1995 | 58.9 | 76.6 |
| 1996 | 58.9 | 76.9 |
| 1997 | 59.4 | 77.1 |
| 1998 | 59.9 | 77.3 |
| 1999 | 60.4 | 77.4 |
| 2000 | 61 | 77.8 |
| 2001 | 61.7 | 78.1 |
| 2002 | 62.2 | 78.2 |
| 2003 | 62.8 | 78.3 |
| 2004 | 63.4 | 78.9 |
| 2005 | 63.9 | 79.1 |
| 2006 | 64.5 | 79.3 |
| 2007 | 64.9 | 79.5 |
| 2008 | 65.2 | 79.7 |
| 2009 | 65.5 | 80.2 |
| 2010 | 65.7 | 80.4 |
| 2011 | 65.8 | 80.8 |
| 2012 | 65.8 | 80.9 |
| 2013 | 65.9 | 80.9 |
| 2014 | 66.2 | 81.2 |
| 2015 | 66.5 | 80.9 |
| 2016 | 66.8 | 81.1 |
| 2017 | 67.1 | 81.2 |
| 2018 | 67.4 | 81.1 |
| 2019 | 67.6 | 81.4 |
| 2020 | 66.8 | 80.4 |
| 2021 | 66.8 | 80.7 |
| 2022 | 68.3 | 81.1 |
| 2023 | 68.5 | 81.3 |
| 2024 | 68.7 | 81.4 |
| 2025 | 68.9 | 81.6 |
| 2026 | 69.2 | 81.7 |
Mauritania and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 824,298 | 52,400,000 |
| 1961 | 846,167 | 52,800,000 |
| 1962 | 869,184 | 53,250,000 |
| 1963 | 893,423 | 53,650,000 |
| 1964 | 918,955 | 54,000,000 |
| 1965 | 945,838 | 54,348,050 |
| 1966 | 974,157 | 54,648,500 |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | 54,943,600 |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | 55,211,700 |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | 55,441,750 |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | 55,663,250 |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | 55,896,223 |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | 56,086,065 |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | 56,194,527 |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | 56,229,974 |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | 56,225,800 |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | 56,211,968 |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | 56,193,492 |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | 56,196,504 |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | 56,246,951 |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | 56,314,216 |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | 56,333,829 |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | 56,313,641 |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | 56,332,848 |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | 56,422,072 |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | 56,550,268 |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | 56,681,396 |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | 56,802,050 |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | 56,928,327 |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | 57,076,711 |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | 57,247,586 |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | 57,424,897 |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | 57,580,402 |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | 57,718,614 |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | 57,865,745 |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | 58,019,030 |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | 58,166,950 |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | 58,316,954 |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | 58,487,141 |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | 58,682,466 |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | 58,892,514 |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | 59,119,673 |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | 59,370,479 |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | 59,647,577 |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | 59,987,905 |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | 60,401,206 |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | 60,846,820 |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | 61,322,463 |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | 61,806,995 |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | 62,276,270 |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | 62,766,365 |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | 63,258,810 |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | 63,711,000 |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | 64,139,000 |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | 64,620,000 |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | 65,088,000 |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | 65,607,000 |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | 65,966,000 |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | 66,289,000 |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | 66,631,000 |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | 66,744,000 |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | 66,984,000 |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | 67,604,000 |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | 68,492,000 |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | 69,226,000 |
Fertility rates in Mauritania and United Kingdom
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
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|
|
|
| 1960 | 6.15 | 2.69 |
| 1961 | 6.2 | 2.78 |
| 1962 | 6.24 | 2.86 |
| 1963 | 6.31 | 2.88 |
| 1964 | 6.37 | 2.93 |
| 1965 | 6.44 | 2.86 |
| 1966 | 6.52 | 2.78 |
| 1967 | 6.57 | 2.68 |
| 1968 | 6.6 | 2.6 |
| 1969 | 6.64 | 2.51 |
| 1970 | 6.68 | 2.44 |
| 1971 | 6.7 | 2.41 |
| 1972 | 6.71 | 2.2 |
| 1973 | 6.72 | 2.04 |
| 1974 | 6.73 | 1.92 |
| 1975 | 6.71 | 1.81 |
| 1976 | 6.73 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 6.74 | 1.69 |
| 1978 | 6.73 | 1.75 |
| 1979 | 6.7 | 1.86 |
| 1980 | 6.67 | 1.9 |
| 1981 | 6.64 | 1.82 |
| 1982 | 6.59 | 1.78 |
| 1983 | 6.54 | 1.77 |
| 1984 | 6.48 | 1.77 |
| 1985 | 6.42 | 1.79 |
| 1986 | 6.34 | 1.78 |
| 1987 | 6.27 | 1.81 |
| 1988 | 6.21 | 1.82 |
| 1989 | 6.2 | 1.79 |
| 1990 | 6.18 | 1.83 |
| 1991 | 6.16 | 1.82 |
| 1992 | 6.13 | 1.79 |
| 1993 | 6.09 | 1.76 |
| 1994 | 6.06 | 1.74 |
| 1995 | 5.96 | 1.71 |
| 1996 | 5.86 | 1.73 |
| 1997 | 5.74 | 1.72 |
| 1998 | 5.62 | 1.71 |
| 1999 | 5.52 | 1.68 |
| 2000 | 5.46 | 1.64 |
| 2001 | 5.41 | 1.63 |
| 2002 | 5.37 | 1.63 |
| 2003 | 5.36 | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 5.37 | 1.75 |
| 2005 | 5.38 | 1.76 |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 1.82 |
| 2007 | 5.43 | 1.86 |
| 2008 | 5.44 | 1.91 |
| 2009 | 5.41 | 1.89 |
| 2010 | 5.38 | 1.92 |
| 2011 | 5.38 | 1.91 |
| 2012 | 5.35 | 1.92 |
| 2013 | 5.32 | 1.83 |
| 2014 | 5.26 | 1.81 |
| 2015 | 5.21 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 5.16 | 1.79 |
| 2017 | 5.11 | 1.74 |
| 2018 | 5.04 | 1.68 |
| 2019 | 4.98 | 1.63 |
| 2020 | 4.91 | 1.57 |
| 2021 | 4.85 | 1.58 |
| 2022 | 4.77 | 1.56 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 1.56 |
Mauritania and United Kingdom demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 18.8 | 35.5 |
| 1961 | 18.8 | 35.4 |
| 1962 | 18.8 | 35.3 |
| 1963 | 18.8 | 35.3 |
| 1964 | 18.8 | 35.2 |
| 1965 | 18.7 | 35.1 |
| 1966 | 18.6 | 34.9 |
| 1967 | 18.5 | 34.8 |
| 1968 | 18.4 | 34.6 |
| 1969 | 18.3 | 34.4 |
| 1970 | 18.1 | 34.2 |
| 1971 | 17.9 | 34.1 |
| 1972 | 17.7 | 34 |
| 1973 | 17.6 | 34 |
| 1974 | 17.4 | 34 |
| 1975 | 17.3 | 34 |
| 1976 | 17.2 | 34 |
| 1977 | 17.1 | 34.1 |
| 1978 | 17.1 | 34.2 |
| 1979 | 17 | 34.3 |
| 1980 | 17 | 34.4 |
| 1981 | 17 | 34.5 |
| 1982 | 17 | 34.8 |
| 1983 | 17 | 35 |
| 1984 | 17 | 35.2 |
| 1985 | 17 | 35.3 |
| 1986 | 17 | 35.4 |
| 1987 | 17.1 | 35.4 |
| 1988 | 17.1 | 35.7 |
| 1989 | 17.1 | 35.9 |
| 1990 | 17.1 | 36 |
| 1991 | 17.2 | 36.1 |
| 1992 | 17.3 | 36.2 |
| 1993 | 17.6 | 36.3 |
| 1994 | 17.6 | 36.5 |
| 1995 | 17.6 | 36.6 |
| 1996 | 17.5 | 36.8 |
| 1997 | 17.5 | 37 |
| 1998 | 17.5 | 37.2 |
| 1999 | 17.6 | 37.4 |
| 2000 | 17.7 | 37.7 |
| 2001 | 17.7 | 37.9 |
| 2002 | 17.7 | 38.1 |
| 2003 | 17.7 | 38.2 |
| 2004 | 17.7 | 38.4 |
| 2005 | 17.7 | 38.5 |
| 2006 | 17.6 | 38.6 |
| 2007 | 17.6 | 38.8 |
| 2008 | 17.7 | 38.9 |
| 2009 | 17.8 | 39 |
| 2010 | 17.8 | 39.2 |
| 2011 | 17.9 | 39.3 |
| 2012 | 17.8 | 39.5 |
| 2013 | 17.8 | 39.6 |
| 2014 | 17.8 | 39.7 |
| 2015 | 17.8 | 39.8 |
| 2016 | 17.8 | 39.8 |
| 2017 | 17.8 | 39.9 |
| 2018 | 17.8 | 40 |
| 2019 | 17.9 | 40.1 |
| 2020 | 17.9 | 40.2 |
| 2021 | 18 | 40.3 |
| 2022 | 18.1 | 40.5 |
| 2023 | 18.2 | 40.8 |
| 2024 | 18.4 | 41 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$11B
2024 |
$3.42T
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
26.2%
2026 |
44%
2026 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.72%
2023 |
4.96%
2022 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.16%
2024 |
2.28%
2024 |
| Armed forces personnel |
21,000
2020 |
153,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-1.11%
2026 |
-3.74%
2026 |
| Unemployment rate |
10.4%
2019 |
4.36%
2024 |
| Services, % of GDP |
42.4%
2024 |
72.4%
2024 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
30.5%
2024 |
17.1%
2024 |
| Economic freedom index |
54.9
2025 |
69.3
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
24.6%
2019 |
24.6%
2021 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.1%
2019 |
3%
2021 |
| Number of millionaires | n/a |
3,061,553
2024 |
| Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
5.75%
2024 |
| Number of billionaires | n/a |
55
2025 |
| Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0.0001%
2025 |
| Listed domestic companies | n/a |
1,606
2022 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$3.1T
2022 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$2.04B
2021 |
$175B
2024 |
| Personal remittances received |
$94.5M
2024 |
$4.83B
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
30,000
2000 |
11,101,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
0.23%
2020 |
8.24%
1998 |
| Banked people share |
27.3%
2024 |
99.3%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | n/a |
2,128 kg
2023 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | n/a |
$27.2
2023 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
5.01 megatons
2024 |
292.4 megatons
2024 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.97 tons
2024 |
4.22 tons
2024 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share | n/a |
0%
2023 |
| Renewable energy use share |
19.6%
2022 |
12.2%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
13.4%
2023 |
| Net energy imports use share | n/a |
44%
2023 |
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
4,208 kWh
2023 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
19.4%
2021 |
40.2%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
2.51%
2023 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
13.8%
2023 |
| Electricity access |
50.3%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.06%
2024 |
0.85%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-2,185
2024 |
+417,114
2024 |
| Urban population |
60.6%
2024 |
83.2%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.43 ft
2025 |
5.85 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.25 ft
2025 |
5.38 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
29.4
2026 |
90.2
2026 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
30
2024 |
71
2024 |
| Higher education index |
14
2026 |
100
2026 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
1.02
2020 |
1.15
2021 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
25.6
2019 |
3.2
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
65
2025 |
170
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
67%
2021 |
99%
2003 |
| English speaking |
4%
2025 |
98.3%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
37.4%
2023 |
96.3%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$90.4
2022 |
$5,367
2023 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$36.9
2022 |
$742
2023 |
| Life expectancy |
69.2 years
2026 |
81.7 years
2026 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
17.5%
2022 |
0.01%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.24
2022 |
3.17
2022 |
| Age at first childbirth |
21.8 years
2025 |
29 years
2018 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
381
2023 |
8
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
37.8
2023 |
4.5
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
23%
2022 |
27.6%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
5.2%
2024 |
7.4%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
26
2026 |
83
2026 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
9.5%
2022 |
14.2%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0 liters
2020 |
10.7 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.69%
2026 |
0.16%
2026 |
| Land area per capita |
76,983 sq mi
2024 |
1,349 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
153,321 sq mi
2026 |
65,674 sq mi
2026 |
| Forest area |
1,145 sq mi
2026 |
12,415 sq mi
2026 |
| Roads length |
7,614 mi
2018 |
263,542 mi
2020 |
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