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Algeria vs Mauritania: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Algeria
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Leads on 64 of 107 metrics
Mauritania
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Leads on 33 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Algeria and Mauritania: Mauritania leads on Radios (410,000) against Algeria (7.10); Mauritania leads on Televisions (98,000) against Algeria (3.10); Mauritania leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (558,000) against Algeria (19.27). Across 107 compared metrics, Algeria wins on 64 and Mauritania wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)76.91 %★37.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2023 est.)percent of population: 37% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score44.64 points67.52 points★
Radios7.1410,000★
Televisions3.198,000★
Waterwaysnonenote: ferry traffic on the Senegal River

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country24.99B $★2.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars327.02B $★12.45B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4 %9 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8 %17 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index54.892.2★
Electricity Consumption55.96★1.06
Electricity Exports641★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels96★65
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants116★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables220★
Electricity Imports257★0
Electricity Installed Capacity19.27558,000★
Electricity Production66.89★1.14
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)61.84 USD per capita★14.14 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient27.632.6★
Gross Fixed Investment34.4★28.6
Gross National Saving37.8★24.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.9 %★2.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4 %2.5 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.28★0
Natural Gas Exports53.88★0
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production93.5★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves4.528.32★
Oil Consumption312,000★20,000
Oil Exports1.6910,000★
Oil Imports18,180★17,750
Oil Production2.0811,640★
Oil Proved Reserves12.2100★
Population Below Poverty Line5.5 people★31 people
Public Debt27.5★100
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.3 USD5.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption405,000★17,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports578,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports82,930★17,290
Refined Petroleum Products Production627,900★0
Remittances0.81.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.11.3★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.81★31.71
Taxes and Other Revenues32.3★27.4
Unemployment Rate11.5 %10.4 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-4.64M★201,781
Carbon Dioxide Emissions163.664.86★
Population Distributionthe vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coastvast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are desert and lack sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern b
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.52 Cubic meters per year★0.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources11.67★11.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.7 %★0.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)29.3953.11★
Agricultural land412,709.6 sq. km★397,100 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)998 km★754 km
Dam capacity per capita176.11 cubic meters per inhabitant★89.75 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land13,819★450

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country28.6 %★23.85 %
Administrative Divisions58★15
Independence528★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)17.5★5.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)62 %★381 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)27.4 %12.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS18,0008,500★
Underweight Children Under 52.7★22.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)326,000★21,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.62 %65.81 %★
Human Capital Index0.54★0.41
Life expectancy at birth78.58 years★71.73 years
Median age of population28.82 years★17.5 years
Population Change575,769 persons★150,001.8 persons
Population density20.21 per sq. km5.3 per sq. km★
Total population48.06M persons★5.46M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.210.25★
Birth Rate (%)19.62 %34.01 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate53.6 %★11.5 %
Death Rate (%)4.39 %★5.18 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.60M persons★1.33M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.29★1.21
Learning-adjusted years of school6.88 years★5.78 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.9 people★1.49 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.07★163.28
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.25 %★61.34 %
Physician Density1.66 people/sq km★0.26 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.47 %2.88 %★
Population living in slums5.28 %54.82 %★
Total deaths217,451.2 persons27,491.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)38.89 %★32.5 %
Total fertility rate2.62 per woman4.48 per woman★
Total net-migration-37,047.8 persons-4,234.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate19.16 per live births★34.03 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.19★0.04
Airports95★25
Civil Air Travel42★3
Heliports11★3

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