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Mauritania vs Nigeria

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GDP$14.35B vs $377.37BMauritania vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$3,033 vs $1,556Mauritania vs Nigeria
Population5.32M vs 237.53MMauritania vs Nigeria

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Indicator Mauritania NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$14.35B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,033$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy4.1%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy39.17 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2024/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy0.5%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy10.3%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy37.1%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.67B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.4%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,210$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$7,640$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$40.8B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy20%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy29.7%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy4.6%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.4%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy44.3%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$94.54M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.9%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy41.8%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$2.04B$46.02B2021/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%9.6%2019/2022
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy40.8%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy26.2%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy3233.92019/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy10.2%41.8%2019/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy27.3%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy44.1%11.9%2019/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.2%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy94%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.4%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$6.4M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy30K5.27M2000/2016 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.5%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.53B$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy14%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy22.8%5.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.230.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy11.4%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy9.6%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy3.9%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$84$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy17%14%2017/2023 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy15.2%2.9%2017/2023 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy34.4%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,772$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy32.1%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy15%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.8%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy53.3%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy54%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.8%7.5%2019/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy12.33.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy11.112.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.2%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.8%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy26%64%2019/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy71.2%92.9%2019/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.65B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.33B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.9050.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4770.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade620.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.5%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.5%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade25.5%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade9.4%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade39.9%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade54.2%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5630.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6030.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3740.3792023
PopulationDemographics5.32M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.8%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.7 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.5 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.634.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics38.5%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics42.4%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics61.5%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics5.3/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.231.82026
Death RateDemographics5.2311.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.07-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.7 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.7 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.2%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth30.269.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.3%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.260.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth40472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth9.517.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18.7%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth43.8%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth381.1992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth37.8104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.533.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth652192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth93%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth86%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.2%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.40.52006/2004
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth14.3%21.6%2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth70.4%50.7%2021/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.611.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth87.6842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$92$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth42.7%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.9%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth85%67%2021/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare21.5%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare13.6%11.6%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare44.8%39.7%2021/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare36.6%33.4%2021/2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1%1.5%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education7.6%0.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6%9.7%2020/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation59.5%70.4%2020/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation70.9%81.4%2020/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation57.9%77.4%2015/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation37.1%74.1%2015/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation88.7%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation69.7%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation45%—2020
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.1%68.5%2015/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation96.9%62.2%2019/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation36%46.9%2020/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security8.7%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K16.5M2024/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture38.5%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture116.5119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture114K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture3K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture18K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture431.7K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture2.05K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture643 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture4,878 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,197 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance115.72020/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance30262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3280.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1270.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8250.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.93-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.74-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.86-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.56-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.78-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.93-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian301.49K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian7.38K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology45.8%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology92.170.82024
4G CoverageTechnology73%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.90.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology2.9%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology78%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology17.6%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.5%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0%0.3%2018/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure52.2%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure328.99K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure58.6%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy305.8 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy169 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy136.8 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy19.6%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy49.4%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy105.6 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy0.8%23.5%2012/2024 ⚠
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy7.7%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy10.1%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy77.3%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.4 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy512 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy4,142 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.97 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate19.4%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.3%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate337.1%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate46.5 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Mauritania or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $14.35B for Mauritania versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Mauritania and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Mauritania and Nigeria on 202 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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