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Mauritania vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 28th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Vanuatu
Population
5432542
341110
Population rank 123/197 174/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 152/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$936
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 144/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Mauritania and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Mauritania Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $1,047,925,106 $121,185,498
1981 $1,105,494,682 $113,781,796
1982 $1,108,776,653 $114,501,913
1983 $1,165,171,263 $117,389,554
1984 $1,074,373,230 $144,482,515
1985 $1,009,723,326 $131,856,421
1986 $1,186,628,778 $126,498,935
1987 $1,344,664,725 $139,464,174
1988 $1,414,951,290 $158,351,368
1989 $1,450,647,019 $154,013,202
1990 $1,506,914,408 $168,879,207
1991 $2,133,692,697 $201,334,169
1992 $2,164,298,425 $209,088,825
1993 $1,847,353,211 $200,491,853
1994 $1,944,876,755 $233,701,301
1995 $2,091,726,101 $249,333,250
1996 $2,132,087,009 $261,370,044
1997 $2,071,996,564 $272,771,209
1998 $2,032,347,665 $262,293,411
1999 $1,985,922,776 $268,006,973
2000 $1,779,520,886 $272,014,628
2001 $1,746,063,558 $257,926,882
2002 $1,777,057,481 $262,596,536
2003 $2,051,147,607 $314,471,413
2004 $2,362,501,023 $364,996,869
2005 $2,936,019,526 $394,962,433
2006 $3,919,577,286 $439,358,587
2007 $4,346,212,355 $516,392,923
2008 $5,206,437,194 $590,748,429
2009 $4,714,595,548 $592,622,319
2010 $5,628,878,798 $670,712,980
2011 $6,764,627,746 $770,153,588
2012 $6,728,208,836 $747,839,698
2013 $7,223,071,097 $758,304,466
2014 $6,592,537,782 $773,717,011
2015 $6,166,863,897 $759,690,181
2016 $6,398,747,592 $804,323,577
2017 $6,800,135,898 $880,043,284
2018 $7,473,550,557 $914,727,908
2019 $7,894,764,886 $936,526,268
2020 $8,260,752,385 $909,421,044
2021 $9,222,536,364 $982,362,212
2022 $9,557,966,698 $1,030,654,208
2023 $10,651,709,314 $1,126,313,359
2024 $10,766,731,874 $1,161,251,868

Mauritania and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $711 $1,048
1981 $729 $962
1982 $710 $946
1983 $725 $947
1984 $650 $1,137
1985 $593 $1,012
1986 $677 $946
1987 $746 $1,017
1988 $762 $1,125
1989 $762 $1,067
1990 $772 $1,141
1991 $1,062 $1,326
1992 $1,036 $1,344
1993 $850 $1,257
1994 $865 $1,431
1995 $905 $1,492
1996 $904 $1,529
1997 $859 $1,562
1998 $821 $1,471
1999 $781 $1,472
2000 $681 $1,460
2001 $652 $1,350
2002 $649 $1,341
2003 $732 $1,567
2004 $824 $1,774
2005 $999 $1,874
2006 $1,301 $2,035
2007 $1,405 $2,334
2008 $1,636 $2,604
2009 $1,435 $2,546
2010 $1,660 $2,815
2011 $1,931 $3,163
2012 $1,859 $3,005
2013 $1,934 $2,980
2014 $1,713 $2,973
2015 $1,555 $2,855
2016 $1,566 $2,956
2017 $1,615 $3,160
2018 $1,723 $3,207
2019 $1,767 $3,207
2020 $1,796 $3,043
2021 $1,948 $3,212
2022 $1,960 $3,292
2023 $2,121 $3,515
2024 $2,083 $3,543

Mauritania vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Vanuatu
1950 38.4 43.9
1951 38.8 42.2
1952 39.2 45.3
1953 39.6 45.8
1954 40.1 46.5
1955 40.6 47.1
1956 41.1 47.7
1957 41.7 48.2
1958 42.3 48.7
1959 42.9 49.3
1960 43.6 49.8
1961 44.3 50.4
1962 45 50.9
1963 45.8 51.5
1964 46.6 52
1965 47.4 52.5
1966 48.1 53.1
1967 48.9 53.7
1968 49.5 54.2
1969 50.1 54.8
1970 50.5 55.3
1971 50.8 55.9
1972 51 56.4
1973 51.2 57
1974 51.4 57.6
1975 51.6 58.1
1976 51.8 58.7
1977 52 59.2
1978 52.3 59.9
1979 52.8 60.9
1980 53.2 61.3
1981 53.7 61.9
1982 54.2 62.5
1983 54.6 63.1
1984 55.2 63.5
1985 55.8 63.9
1986 56.3 64.6
1987 57 64.4
1988 57.5 65.7
1989 57.7 66
1990 58.1 66.7
1991 58.3 67.1
1992 58.6 67.4
1993 58.7 67.7
1994 58.8 68
1995 58.9 68.1
1996 58.9 68.2
1997 59.4 68.3
1998 59.9 68.4
1999 60.4 67.9
2000 61 68.6
2001 61.7 68.7
2002 62.2 68.8
2003 62.8 68.9
2004 63.4 69
2005 63.9 69.2
2006 64.5 69.1
2007 64.9 69.1
2008 65.2 69.3
2009 65.5 69.4
2010 65.7 69.6
2011 65.8 69.7
2012 65.8 69.9
2013 65.9 70
2014 66.2 70
2015 66.5 70.2
2016 66.8 70.4
2017 67.1 70.5
2018 67.4 70.6
2019 67.6 70.8
2020 66.8 70.4
2021 66.8 70
2022 68.3 71.3
2023 68.5 71.5
2024 68.7 71.7
2025 68.9 71.8

Mauritania and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Vanuatu
Year Population
Mauritania Vanuatu
1960 824,298 64,431
1961 846,167 66,264
1962 869,184 68,174
1963 893,423 70,159
1964 918,955 72,219
1965 945,838 74,358
1966 974,157 76,590
1967 1,003,843 78,921
1968 1,034,739 81,314
1969 1,066,754 83,755
1970 1,099,806 86,266
1971 1,133,702 88,862
1972 1,168,355 91,562
1973 1,203,838 94,362
1974 1,240,188 97,260
1975 1,277,330 100,269
1976 1,315,336 103,388
1977 1,353,768 106,618
1978 1,392,713 109,963
1979 1,432,758 113,040
1980 1,474,043 115,660
1981 1,516,877 118,249
1982 1,561,176 121,035
1983 1,606,746 123,998
1984 1,653,693 127,109
1985 1,702,107 130,356
1986 1,751,835 133,720
1987 1,803,014 137,187
1988 1,855,859 140,756
1989 1,903,048 144,393
1990 1,951,878 148,063
1991 2,009,738 151,793
1992 2,088,135 155,608
1993 2,174,328 159,463
1994 2,249,454 163,314
1995 2,312,017 167,137
1996 2,358,188 170,911
1997 2,411,306 174,626
1998 2,474,651 178,313
1999 2,541,698 182,048
2000 2,613,441 186,281
2001 2,678,760 191,031
2002 2,738,655 195,863
2003 2,802,046 200,746
2004 2,868,664 205,711
2005 2,939,059 210,760
2006 3,013,660 215,923
2007 3,093,059 221,276
2008 3,183,269 226,896
2009 3,284,448 232,731
2010 3,390,965 238,248
2011 3,502,811 243,474
2012 3,619,034 248,883
2013 3,734,318 254,482
2014 3,848,514 260,240
2015 3,965,959 266,101
2016 4,086,657 272,087
2017 4,210,600 278,507
2018 4,337,685 285,259
2019 4,467,708 291,985
2020 4,600,131 298,858
2021 4,734,874 305,868
2022 4,875,637 313,046
2023 5,022,441 320,409
2024 5,169,395 327,777

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Vanuatu
1960 6.15 6.78
1961 6.2 6.73
1962 6.24 6.67
1963 6.31 6.62
1964 6.37 6.57
1965 6.44 6.52
1966 6.52 6.51
1967 6.57 6.51
1968 6.6 6.46
1969 6.64 6.41
1970 6.68 6.35
1971 6.7 6.29
1972 6.71 6.23
1973 6.72 6.15
1974 6.73 6.06
1975 6.71 5.98
1976 6.73 5.89
1977 6.74 5.81
1978 6.73 5.77
1979 6.7 5.73
1980 6.67 5.69
1981 6.64 5.65
1982 6.59 5.6
1983 6.54 5.55
1984 6.48 5.49
1985 6.42 5.43
1986 6.34 5.38
1987 6.27 5.33
1988 6.21 5.27
1989 6.2 5.21
1990 6.18 5.17
1991 6.16 5.13
1992 6.13 5.09
1993 6.09 5.02
1994 6.06 4.94
1995 5.96 4.85
1996 5.86 4.75
1997 5.74 4.66
1998 5.62 4.6
1999 5.52 4.56
2000 5.46 4.54
2001 5.41 4.5
2002 5.37 4.38
2003 5.36 4.29
2004 5.37 4.21
2005 5.38 4.13
2006 5.4 4.1
2007 5.43 4.12
2008 5.44 4.16
2009 5.41 4.16
2010 5.38 4.13
2011 5.38 4.09
2012 5.35 4.06
2013 5.32 4.04
2014 5.26 4
2015 5.21 3.95
2016 5.16 3.92
2017 5.11 3.88
2018 5.04 3.83
2019 4.98 3.79
2020 4.91 3.74
2021 4.85 3.7
2022 4.77 3.65
2023 4.7 3.6

Mauritania and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Vanuatu
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.8 17.6
1962 18.8 17.5
1963 18.8 17.4
1964 18.8 17.3
1965 18.7 17.2
1966 18.6 17.1
1967 18.5 17.1
1968 18.4 17
1969 18.3 17
1970 18.1 17
1971 17.9 17
1972 17.7 17
1973 17.6 17
1974 17.4 17.1
1975 17.3 17.1
1976 17.2 17.1
1977 17.1 17.2
1978 17.1 17.3
1979 17 17.5
1980 17 17.6
1981 17 17.7
1982 17 17.7
1983 17 17.7
1984 17 17.7
1985 17 17.7
1986 17 17.8
1987 17.1 17.8
1988 17.1 17.8
1989 17.1 17.8
1990 17.1 17.8
1991 17.2 17.9
1992 17.3 17.8
1993 17.6 17.7
1994 17.6 17.7
1995 17.6 17.8
1996 17.5 18
1997 17.5 18
1998 17.5 18
1999 17.6 18
2000 17.7 18.2
2001 17.7 18.5
2002 17.7 18.7
2003 17.7 18.9
2004 17.7 19.2
2005 17.7 19.4
2006 17.6 19.6
2007 17.6 19.9
2008 17.7 20.1
2009 17.8 20.3
2010 17.8 20.5
2011 17.9 20.6
2012 17.8 20.8
2013 17.8 20.9
2014 17.8 21
2015 17.8 21.1
2016 17.8 21.1
2017 17.8 21.2
2018 17.8 21.2
2019 17.9 21.2
2020 17.9 21.2
2021 18 21.2
2022 18.1 21.2
2023 18.2 21.2
2024 18.4 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Mauritania Vanuatu
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
14
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
4%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Mauritania Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritania Vanuatu
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
665 mi
2000

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