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Mauritania vs Kenya

Mauritania and Kenya side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$14.35B vs $147.27BMauritania vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$3,033 vs $2,714Mauritania vs Kenya
Population5.32M vs 57.53MMauritania vs Kenya

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Indicator Mauritania KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$14.35B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,033$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy4.1%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy39.17 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2024/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy0.5%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy10.3%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy37.1%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.67B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.4%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,210$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$7,640$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$40.8B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy20%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy29.7%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy4.6%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.4%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy44.3%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$94.54M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.9%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy41.8%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$2.04B$12.39B2021/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%31.8%2019/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy40.8%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy26.2%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy3238.52019/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy10.2%45.5%2019/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy27.3%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy44.1%27.8%2019/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.2%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy94%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.4%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$6.4M$1.76B2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy30K2.05M2000/2019 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.5%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.53B$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy14%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy22.8%16.7%2019/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.236.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy11.4%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy9.6%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy3.9%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$84$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy17%16.6%2017/2024 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy15.2%13%2017/2024 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy34.4%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,772$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy32.1%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy15%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.8%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy53.3%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy54%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.8%7.1%2019/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy12.34.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy11.16.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.2%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.8%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy26%65.5%2019/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy71.2%90.1%2019/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.65B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.33B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.9050.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4770.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade616.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.5%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.5%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade25.5%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade9.4%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade39.9%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade54.2%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5630.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6030.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3740.4562023
PopulationDemographics5.32M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.8%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.7 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.5 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.633.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics38.5%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics42.4%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics61.5%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics5.3/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.226.62026
Death RateDemographics5.237.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.07-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.7 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.7 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.2%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth30.234.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.3%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.260.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth40572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth9.528.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18.7%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth43.8%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth381.1378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth37.839.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.521.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth652072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth93%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth86%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth—5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.2%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.41.332006/2019 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth14.3%62.5%2021/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth70.4%70.2%2021/2016 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.612.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth87.654.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$92$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth42.7%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.9%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth85%92.8%2021/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare21.5%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare13.6%4.5%2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare44.8%76%2021/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare36.6%12.5%2021/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1%3.4%2021/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education7.6%4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6%10.4%2020/2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation59.5%82.2%2020/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation70.9%93.2%2020/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation57.9%90.8%2015/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation37.1%86.6%2015/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation88.7%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation69.7%95.6%2024/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation45%62.4%2020/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.1%65%2015/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation96.9%100%2019/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation36%84.3%2020/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security8.7%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K2.75M2024/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture38.5%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture116.5112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture114K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture3K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture18K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture431.7K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture2.05K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture643 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture4,878 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,197 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance14.92020/2022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance30322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3280.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1270.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8250.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.93-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.74-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.86-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.56-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.78-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.93-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian301.49K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian7.38K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology45.8%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology92.1126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology73%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.932024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology2.9%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology78%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology17.6%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.5%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0%0.8%2018/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure52.2%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure328.99K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure58.6%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy305.8 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy169 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy136.8 MW436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy19.6%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy49.4%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy105.6 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy0.8%67.1%2012/2024 ⚠
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy7.7%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy10.1%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy77.3%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.4 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy512 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy4,142 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.97 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate19.4%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.3%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate337.1%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate46.5 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Mauritania or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $14.35B for Mauritania versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Mauritania and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Mauritania and Kenya on 201 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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