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Mauritania vs Burkina Faso

Mauritania and Burkina Faso side by side across 200 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$14.35B vs $32.51BMauritania vs Burkina Faso
GDP per Capita$3,033 vs $1,319Mauritania vs Burkina Faso
Population5.32M vs 24.07MMauritania vs Burkina Faso

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Indicator Mauritania Burkina FasoPeriod
GDPEconomy$14.35B$32.51B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,033$1,3192026
Inflation RateEconomy4.1%1.5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy39.17 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2024/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy0.5%-3.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy10.3%7.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy37.1%48.8%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.67B$1.37B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.4%4.9%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,210$9802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$7,640$2,8902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$40.8B$73.95B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy20%19.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy29.7%30.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy4.6%6.6%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.4%41.5%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy44.3%17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$94.54M$595.24M2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.9%2.6%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy41.8%48.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$2.04B2021
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%22.7%2019/2025 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.7%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy40.8%70%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy26.2%64.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy3237.42019/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy10.2%42.1%2019/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy27.3%51.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy44.1%24.5%2019/2025 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.2%4.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy94%65%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.4%8.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$6.4M$173M2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy30K67K2000/2020 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.5%8.6%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.53B$82.94M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy14%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy27.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy22.8%14%2019/2025 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.226.12024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy11.4%20.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy9.6%15.5%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy3.9%7.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$84$622023
Lending Interest RateEconomy17%6.3%2017/2021
Real Interest RateEconomy15.2%6.1%2017/2021
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy34.4%15.9%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,772$6702021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy32.1%51.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy15%16.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.8%31.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy53.3%80.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy54%60%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.8%7.3%2019/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy12.32.72024
ATMs per 100,000Economy11.14.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.2%3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.8%4.1%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy26%64.6%2019/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy71.2%90.4%2019/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.65B$9.67B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.33B$8.29B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.9050.8732024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4770.7842024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade62021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.5%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.5%2.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade25.5%7.1%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade9.4%1.6%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade39.9%35%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade54.2%30%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5630.4592023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6030.5552023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3740.2732023
PopulationDemographics5.32M24.07M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.8%2.2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.7 years61.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.5 years18 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.634.112024
Rural PopulationDemographics38.5%71.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics42.4%41.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics61.5%28.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics5.3/km²89.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.230.42026
Death RateDemographics5.237.772026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.07-1.152026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.7 years63.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.7 years59.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.2%4.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth30.243.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%0.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.3%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.260.152022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth40472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth9.527.82021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18.7%23.4%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth43.8%43.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth24.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth381.1241.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth37.877.32023
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.524.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth65572024
Measles ImmunizationHealth93%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth86%91%2025
Basic SanitationHealth7.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.2%4.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.40.22006/2020 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth14.3%34%2021/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth70.4%79.8%2021/2015 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.610.952022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth87.685.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$92$722023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth42.7%35.6%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.9%11.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth85%80.2%2021/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare21.5%19.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare13.6%8.1%2022/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare44.8%84.8%2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare36.6%51.3%2021/2015 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1%1.5%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education7.6%5.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6%10%2020/2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation59.5%41.6%2020/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation70.9%62.8%2020/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation57.9%60.3%2015/2021 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation37.1%34.4%2015/2021 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation88.7%65.7%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation69.7%40.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation45%23.7%2020/2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.1%16.2%2015/2021 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation96.9%91%2019/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation36%30%2020/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security8.7%13.1%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K1.25M2024/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture38.5%53.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture116.5118.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture16.61K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture114K t1.9M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture3K t931.11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture18K t1.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture431.7K t513.23K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture2.05K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture643 kg/ha1,682 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture4,878 kg/ha2,230 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,197 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2M head10.3M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance11.32020/2017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance30412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3280.1342025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1270.1032025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8250.3732025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.93-0.252024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.74-0.872024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.86-0.882024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.56-1.912024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.78-0.532024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.93-0.962024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian301.49K41K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02.06M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian7.38K1.96K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology45.8%28.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology92.1116.62024
4G CoverageTechnology73%63.7%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.90.92024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology2.9%8.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology78%79.6%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology17.6%31.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.5%0.2%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0%0.1%2018/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure52.2%34%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure328.99K103.59K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure58.6%87.9%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy305.8 MW240.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy169 MW205.6 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy136.8 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy34 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy19.6%71.4%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy49.4%17%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy133 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy17.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy105.6 MW22.2 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy0.8%12.7%2012/2024 ⚠
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy7.7%6.5%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy10.1%5.3%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy77.3%82.8%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy2.4 TWh3.2 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy512 gCO₂/kWh562 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy4,142 kWh1,020 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.97 t0.27 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate19.4%13.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.3%22.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1%16.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate337.1%6.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate46.5 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Mauritania or Burkina Faso have the larger economy?

Burkina Faso has the larger economy: $14.35B for Mauritania versus $32.51B for Burkina Faso (GDP, current US$).

How do Mauritania and Burkina Faso compare across indicators?

This page compares Mauritania and Burkina Faso on 200 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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