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Gabon vs Mauritania: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Gabon
gab
Leads on 54 of 112 metrics
Mauritania
mrt
Leads on 46 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Gabon and Mauritania: Gabon leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (824,400) against Mauritania (1.21); Gabon leads on Major Urban Areas Population (870,000 people) against Mauritania (1.49 people); Gabon leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (62 Cubic meters per year) against Mauritania (0.30 Cubic meters per year). Across 112 compared metrics, Gabon wins on 54 and Mauritania wins on 46.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)68.72 %★45.78 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)71.93 %★37.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 37% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score70.65 points★67.52 points
Radios208,000410,000★
Televisions63,00098,000★
Waterways1,600★1,086

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.58B $2.23B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars23.52B $★12.45B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)19.14 %43.08 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %17 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4592.2★
Electricity Consumption2.07★1.06
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5165★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants49★16
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables020★
Electricity Imports344★0
Electricity Installed Capacity671,000★558,000
Electricity Production2.24★1.14
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)22.1 USD per capita★14.14 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient38★32
Gross Fixed Investment23.328.6★
Gross National Saving25.6★24.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %2.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.2 %★2.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption401★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production401★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves28.3228.32
Oil Consumption18,00020,000★
Oil Exports213,500★10,000
Oil Imports4,82217,750★
Oil Production227,900★11,640
Oil Proved Reserves2100★
Population Below Poverty Line33.4 people31.8 people★
Public Debt64.2★100
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD5.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption24,000★17,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports4,662★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports10,68017,290★
Refined Petroleum Products Production16,580★0
Remittances0.11.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.6★1.3
Taxes and Other Revenues9.1327.4★
Top Exporting Countries13.49B USD★4.52B USD
Unemployment Rate20.1 %10.4 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate51.06 %40.77 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)77,850★201,781
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.14★4.86
Population Distributionthe relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville, located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest, as shown in this population distribution mapvast 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.71 sq km★0.6 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country62 Cubic meters per year★0.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources166★11.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.27 %★0.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)223.25★53.11
Agricultural land21,532.4 sq. km397,100 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)885 km★754 km
Dam capacity per capita81.46 cubic meters per inhabitant89.75 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land40450★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country18.61 %23.85 %★
Administrative Divisions915★
Independence1728★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.5★5.2
Health Care Spending per Capita812.96 USD★427.68 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density6.3 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)233 %★381 %
Mean Age at First Birth19.621.8★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)15 %12.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS46,0008,500★
Underweight Children Under 55.4★22.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)7,00021,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Currently married (Percent)45.65 %65.81 %★
Human Capital Index0.46★0.41
Life expectancy at birth72.11 years★71.73 years
Median age of population21.54 years★17.5 years
Population Change54,221.3 persons150,001.8 persons★
Population density10.27 per sq. km5.3 per sq. km★
Total population2.65M persons5.46M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.43★0.25
Birth Rate (%)25.51 %34.01 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate31.1 %★11.5 %
Death Rate (%)5.44 %5.18 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age652,038.4 persons1.33M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate824,400★1.21
Learning-adjusted years of school6.02 years★5.78 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population870,000 people★1.49 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.94★163.28
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.69 %★61.34 %
Physician Density0.52 people/sq km★0.26 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.35 %2.88 %★
Population living in slums39 %54.82 %★
Total deaths15,793.1 persons★27,491.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)46.14 %★32.5 %
Total fertility rate3.47 per woman4.48 per woman★
Total net-migration942.8 persons★-4,234.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate34.13 per live births34.03 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇦 Gabon🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.32★0.04
Airports42★25
Civil Air Travel15★3

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