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Mauritania vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 28th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Vatican
Population
5432542
949
Population rank 123/197 197/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 152/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 157/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$936
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 144/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
n/a
Median age
18.4 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Mauritania and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Mauritania vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Vatican
1950 38.4 65.9
1951 38.8 65.3
1952 39.2 65.7
1953 39.6 66.3
1954 40.1 67.5
1955 40.6 67.8
1956 41.1 67.3
1957 41.7 67.5
1958 42.3 68.7
1959 42.9 69.2
1960 43.6 69.2
1961 44.3 69.8
1962 45 69.2
1963 45.8 69.3
1964 46.6 70.3
1965 47.4 70.1
1966 48.1 70.9
1967 48.9 70.9
1968 49.5 70.7
1969 50.1 70.7
1970 50.5 71.5
1971 50.8 71.7
1972 51 72
1973 51.2 71.9
1974 51.4 72.7
1975 51.6 72.6
1976 51.8 72.9
1977 52 73.3
1978 52.3 73.7
1979 52.8 74
1980 53.2 74.1
1981 53.7 74.3
1982 54.2 74.8
1983 54.6 74.7
1984 55.2 75.1
1985 55.8 75.5
1986 56.3 75.7
1987 57 76.2
1988 57.5 76.4
1989 57.7 76.8
1990 58.1 76.9
1991 58.3 76.9
1992 58.6 77.3
1993 58.7 77
1994 58.8 77.7
1995 58.9 77.8
1996 58.9 78.5
1997 59.4 78.2
1998 59.9 78.3
1999 60.4 78.7
2000 61 79.3
2001 61.7 79.9
2002 62.2 80
2003 62.8 79.8
2004 63.4 80.2
2005 63.9 80.6
2006 64.5 81.2
2007 64.9 81.3
2008 65.2 81.4
2009 65.5 81.3
2010 65.7 81.5
2011 65.8 81.7
2012 65.8 82
2013 65.9 82.5
2014 66.2 82.6
2015 66.5 82.5
2016 66.8 82.9
2017 67.1 82.7
2018 67.4 83.3
2019 67.6 83.6
2020 66.8 83
2021 66.8 82.9
2022 68.3 83.3
2023 68.5 83
2024 68.7 83.1
2025 68.9 83.3

Mauritania and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Vatican
Year Population
Mauritania Vatican
1960 824,298 -
1961 846,167 -
1962 869,184 -
1963 893,423 -
1964 918,955 -
1965 945,838 -
1966 974,157 -
1967 1,003,843 -
1968 1,034,739 -
1969 1,066,754 -
1970 1,099,806 -
1971 1,133,702 -
1972 1,168,355 -
1973 1,203,838 -
1974 1,240,188 -
1975 1,277,330 -
1976 1,315,336 -
1977 1,353,768 -
1978 1,392,713 -
1979 1,432,758 -
1980 1,474,043 -
1981 1,516,877 -
1982 1,561,176 -
1983 1,606,746 -
1984 1,653,693 -
1985 1,702,107 -
1986 1,751,835 -
1987 1,803,014 -
1988 1,855,859 -
1989 1,903,048 -
1990 1,951,878 -
1991 2,009,738 -
1992 2,088,135 -
1993 2,174,328 -
1994 2,249,454 -
1995 2,312,017 -
1996 2,358,188 -
1997 2,411,306 -
1998 2,474,651 -
1999 2,541,698 -
2000 2,613,441 880
2001 2,678,760 890
2002 2,738,655 900
2003 2,802,046 911
2004 2,868,664 921
2005 2,939,059 921
2006 3,013,660 932
2007 3,093,059 821
2008 3,183,269 824
2009 3,284,448 826
2010 3,390,965 829
2011 3,502,811 832
2012 3,619,034 836
2013 3,734,318 839
2014 3,848,514 842
2015 3,965,959 1,000
2016 4,086,657 -
2017 4,210,600 1,000
2018 4,337,685 -
2019 4,467,708 1,000
2020 4,600,131 -
2021 4,734,874 -
2022 4,875,637 -
2023 5,022,441 -
2024 5,169,395 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritania Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
n/a
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Vatican
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Mauritania Vatican
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
n/a
Urban population
58.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
14
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
65
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
4%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Mauritania Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
23%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
26
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mauritania Vatican
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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