Mauritania vs Zambia statistics compared

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 28th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Mauritania and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Zambia economies compared

GDP

Mauritania

Zambia

Table

Year	GDP
	Mauritania	Zambia
1960	-	$698,739,721
1961	$159,213,430	$682,359,727
1962	$164,271,558	$679,279,729
1963	$168,186,297	$704,339,719
1964	$224,495,744	$822,639,671
1965	$255,340,475	$1,061,199,576
1966	$266,533,605	$1,238,999,505
1967	$282,615,310	$1,340,639,464
1968	$311,395,937	$1,573,739,371
1969	$295,062,308	$1,926,399,230
1970	$309,405,316	$1,788,779,285
1971	$335,568,907	$1,653,259,341
1972	$391,669,449	$1,872,416,680
1973	$493,237,876	$2,434,255,237
1974	$613,010,553	$2,910,981,262
1975	$703,377,837	$2,442,672,141
1976	$775,045,517	$2,742,859,263
1977	$799,030,017	$2,515,296,940
1978	$804,629,877	$2,811,032,473
1979	$951,900,945	$3,353,445,378
1980	$1,047,925,106	$3,884,530,854
1981	$1,105,494,682	$4,008,126,497
1982	$1,108,776,653	$3,871,117,093
1983	$1,165,171,263	$3,321,048,451
1984	$1,074,373,230	$2,719,518,933
1985	$1,009,723,326	$2,252,454,500
1986	$1,186,628,778	$1,664,413,508
1987	$1,344,664,725	$2,265,250,972
1988	$1,414,951,290	$3,728,878,149
1989	$1,450,647,019	$3,994,673,161
1990	$1,506,914,408	$3,288,381,797
1991	$2,133,692,697	$3,376,806,697
1992	$2,164,298,425	$3,182,810,841
1993	$1,847,353,211	$3,273,505,344
1994	$1,944,876,755	$3,656,806,166
1995	$2,091,726,101	$3,806,983,413
1996	$2,132,087,009	$3,597,220,962
1997	$2,071,996,564	$4,303,288,480
1998	$2,032,347,665	$3,537,741,942
1999	$1,985,922,776	$3,404,284,891
2000	$1,779,520,886	$3,600,632,111
2001	$1,746,063,558	$4,094,441,301
2002	$1,777,057,481	$4,193,850,445
2003	$2,051,147,607	$4,901,869,764
2004	$2,362,501,023	$6,221,110,219
2005	$2,936,019,526	$8,331,870,169
2006	$3,919,577,286	$12,756,858,899
2007	$4,346,212,355	$14,056,957,976
2008	$5,206,437,194	$17,910,858,638
2009	$4,714,595,548	$15,328,342,304
2010	$5,628,878,798	$20,265,559,484
2011	$6,764,627,746	$23,459,515,276
2012	$6,728,208,836	$25,503,060,420
2013	$7,223,071,097	$28,037,239,463
2014	$6,592,537,782	$27,141,023,558
2015	$6,166,863,897	$21,251,216,799
2016	$6,398,747,592	$20,958,412,538
2017	$6,800,135,898	$25,873,601,261
2018	$7,473,550,557	$26,311,507,274
2019	$7,894,764,886	$23,308,667,781
2020	$8,260,752,385	$18,137,764,931
2021	$9,222,536,364	$22,096,416,932
2022	$9,557,966,698	$29,163,782,140
2023	$10,651,709,314	$27,577,956,471
2024	$10,766,731,874	$26,325,775,287

Mauritania and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita

Mauritania

Zambia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mauritania	Zambia
1960	-	$221.6
1961	$188.2	$209.7
1962	$189	$202.3
1963	$188.2	$203.2
1964	$244.3	$230
1965	$270	$287.4
1966	$273.6	$325
1967	$281.5	$341
1968	$301	$387
1969	$276.6	$459
1970	$281.3	$414
1971	$296	$372
1972	$335	$410
1973	$410	$518
1974	$494	$601
1975	$551	$490
1976	$589	$533
1977	$590	$474
1978	$578	$514
1979	$664	$595
1980	$711	$669
1981	$729	$670
1982	$710	$627
1983	$725	$520
1984	$650	$413
1985	$593	$332
1986	$677	$238.2
1987	$746	$315
1988	$762	$504
1989	$762	$526
1990	$772	$422
1991	$1,062	$423
1992	$1,036	$389
1993	$850	$391
1994	$865	$426
1995	$905	$433
1996	$904	$400
1997	$859	$466
1998	$821	$373
1999	$781	$350
2000	$681	$359
2001	$652	$397
2002	$649	$394
2003	$732	$446
2004	$824	$549
2005	$999	$711
2006	$1,301	$1,052
2007	$1,405	$1,119
2008	$1,636	$1,376
2009	$1,435	$1,136
2010	$1,660	$1,451
2011	$1,931	$1,625
2012	$1,859	$1,710
2013	$1,934	$1,821
2014	$1,713	$1,707
2015	$1,555	$1,296
2016	$1,566	$1,239
2017	$1,615	$1,483
2018	$1,723	$1,464
2019	$1,767	$1,259
2020	$1,796	$952
2021	$1,948	$1,127
2022	$1,960	$1,447
2023	$2,121	$1,331
2024	$2,083	$1,235

Mauritania vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mauritania

Zambia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mauritania	Zambia
1950	38.4	46.8
1951	38.8	47.2
1952	39.2	47.6
1953	39.6	48
1954	40.1	48.4
1955	40.6	48.8
1956	41.1	49.1
1957	41.7	49.5
1958	42.3	49.9
1959	42.9	50.3
1960	43.6	50.6
1961	44.3	51
1962	45	51.3
1963	45.8	51.6
1964	46.6	51.2
1965	47.4	52.1
1966	48.1	52.3
1967	48.9	52.5
1968	49.5	52.7
1969	50.1	53
1970	50.5	53.4
1971	50.8	53.9
1972	51	54.4
1973	51.2	54.9
1974	51.4	55.4
1975	51.6	55.7
1976	51.8	56.1
1977	52	56.3
1978	52.3	56.3
1979	52.8	56
1980	53.2	55.5
1981	53.7	55
1982	54.2	54.4
1983	54.6	53.7
1984	55.2	52.9
1985	55.8	52
1986	56.3	51.1
1987	57	50.4
1988	57.5	49.7
1989	57.7	48.9
1990	58.1	48.2
1991	58.3	47.4
1992	58.6	47
1993	58.7	46.7
1994	58.8	46.3
1995	58.9	46.1
1996	58.9	45.8
1997	59.4	45.7
1998	59.9	45.7
1999	60.4	45.9
2000	61	46.6
2001	61.7	47.4
2002	62.2	48.5
2003	62.8	49.6
2004	63.4	50.5
2005	63.9	51.6
2006	64.5	52.7
2007	64.9	53.7
2008	65.2	54.8
2009	65.5	55.9
2010	65.7	56.9
2011	65.8	57.8
2012	65.8	58.7
2013	65.9	59.4
2014	66.2	60.1
2015	66.5	60.7
2016	66.8	61.1
2017	67.1	61.6
2018	67.4	62.1
2019	67.6	62.9
2020	66.8	63.4
2021	66.8	62.4
2022	68.3	65.3
2023	68.5	66.3
2024	68.7	66.5
2025	68.9	66.7

Mauritania and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population

Mauritania

Zambia

Table

Year	Population
	Mauritania	Zambia
1960	824,298	3,153,729
1961	846,167	3,254,086
1962	869,184	3,358,099
1963	893,423	3,465,907
1964	918,955	3,577,017
1965	945,838	3,692,086
1966	974,157	3,812,003
1967	1,003,843	3,936,343
1968	1,034,739	4,065,593
1969	1,066,754	4,197,116
1970	1,099,806	4,321,718
1971	1,133,702	4,442,525
1972	1,168,355	4,569,309
1973	1,203,838	4,702,693
1974	1,240,188	4,842,746
1975	1,277,330	4,990,086
1976	1,315,336	5,143,842
1977	1,353,768	5,302,480
1978	1,392,713	5,465,374
1979	1,432,758	5,631,728
1980	1,474,043	5,802,833
1981	1,516,877	5,983,289
1982	1,561,176	6,178,637
1983	1,606,746	6,381,038
1984	1,653,693	6,580,490
1985	1,702,107	6,780,953
1986	1,751,835	6,986,471
1987	1,803,014	7,191,282
1988	1,855,859	7,391,440
1989	1,903,048	7,589,216
1990	1,951,878	7,786,169
1991	2,009,738	7,981,650
1992	2,088,135	8,176,680
1993	2,174,328	8,373,921
1994	2,249,454	8,576,269
1995	2,312,017	8,785,763
1996	2,358,188	9,004,053
1997	2,411,306	9,237,063
1998	2,474,651	9,482,408
1999	2,541,698	9,740,005
2000	2,613,441	10,017,631
2001	2,678,760	10,325,185
2002	2,738,655	10,647,949
2003	2,802,046	10,983,595
2004	2,868,664	11,338,198
2005	2,939,059	11,718,819
2006	3,013,660	12,129,553
2007	3,093,059	12,565,085
2008	3,183,269	13,021,324
2009	3,284,448	13,490,389
2010	3,390,965	13,965,594
2011	3,502,811	14,437,796
2012	3,619,034	14,913,629
2013	3,734,318	15,398,997
2014	3,848,514	15,895,315
2015	3,965,959	16,399,089
2016	4,086,657	16,914,423
2017	4,210,600	17,441,320
2018	4,337,685	17,973,569
2019	4,467,708	18,513,839
2020	4,600,131	19,059,395
2021	4,734,874	19,603,607
2022	4,875,637	20,152,938
2023	5,022,441	20,723,965
2024	5,169,395	21,314,956

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Zambia

Fertility rate

Mauritania

Zambia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritania	Zambia
1960	6.15	6.95
1961	6.2	6.98
1962	6.24	7.01
1963	6.31	7.06
1964	6.37	7.09
1965	6.44	7.12
1966	6.52	7.14
1967	6.57	7.15
1968	6.6	7.18
1969	6.64	7.18
1970	6.68	7.22
1971	6.7	7.26
1972	6.71	7.3
1973	6.72	7.34
1974	6.73	7.36
1975	6.71	7.42
1976	6.73	7.39
1977	6.74	7.35
1978	6.73	7.29
1979	6.7	7.22
1980	6.67	7.14
1981	6.64	7.07
1982	6.59	7.04
1983	6.54	7.01
1984	6.48	6.97
1985	6.42	6.93
1986	6.34	6.87
1987	6.27	6.8
1988	6.21	6.7
1989	6.2	6.64
1990	6.18	6.57
1991	6.16	6.46
1992	6.13	6.35
1993	6.09	6.3
1994	6.06	6.26
1995	5.96	6.23
1996	5.86	6.18
1997	5.74	6.12
1998	5.62	6.07
1999	5.52	6
2000	5.46	5.92
2001	5.41	5.85
2002	5.37	5.77
2003	5.36	5.71
2004	5.37	5.7
2005	5.38	5.7
2006	5.4	5.68
2007	5.43	5.61
2008	5.44	5.53
2009	5.41	5.45
2010	5.38	5.36
2011	5.38	5.26
2012	5.35	5.14
2013	5.32	5.01
2014	5.26	4.89
2015	5.21	4.78
2016	5.16	4.67
2017	5.11	4.57
2018	5.04	4.49
2019	4.98	4.42
2020	4.91	4.32
2021	4.85	4.25
2022	4.77	4.18
2023	4.7	4.1

Mauritania and Zambia demographics compared

Median age

Mauritania

Zambia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mauritania	Zambia
1960	18.8	17
1961	18.8	16.9
1962	18.8	16.8
1963	18.8	16.7
1964	18.8	16.6
1965	18.7	16.6
1966	18.6	16.5
1967	18.5	16.5
1968	18.4	16.4
1969	18.3	16.4
1970	18.1	16.2
1971	17.9	16.1
1972	17.7	15.9
1973	17.6	15.8
1974	17.4	15.7
1975	17.3	15.5
1976	17.2	15.4
1977	17.1	15.4
1978	17.1	15.3
1979	17	15.3
1980	17	15.2
1981	17	15.3
1982	17	15.3
1983	17	15.4
1984	17	15.4
1985	17	15.5
1986	17	15.5
1987	17.1	15.6
1988	17.1	15.6
1989	17.1	15.7
1990	17.1	15.7
1991	17.2	15.7
1992	17.3	15.8
1993	17.6	15.8
1994	17.6	15.8
1995	17.6	15.8
1996	17.5	15.8
1997	17.5	15.8
1998	17.5	15.8
1999	17.6	15.8
2000	17.7	15.9
2001	17.7	15.9
2002	17.7	16
2003	17.7	16.1
2004	17.7	16.2
2005	17.7	16.3
2006	17.6	16.3
2007	17.6	16.4
2008	17.7	16.5
2009	17.8	16.6
2010	17.8	16.7
2011	17.9	16.8
2012	17.8	16.9
2013	17.8	17
2014	17.8	17.1
2015	17.8	17.2
2016	17.8	17.4
2017	17.8	17.5
2018	17.8	17.7
2019	17.9	17.9
2020	17.9	18
2021	18	18.2
2022	18.1	18.4
2023	18.2	18.6
2024	18.4	18.8

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