Germany vs Mauritania: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Mauritania: Mauritania leads on Oil Consumption (20,000) against Germany (2.50); Mauritania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (17,000) against Germany (2.46); Mauritania leads on Oil Imports (17,750) against Germany (2.67). Across 109 compared metrics, Germany wins on 69 and Mauritania wins on 34.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %37.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 37% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points67.52 points
Radios77.8410,000
Televisions51.498,000
Waterways7,3001,086

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $2.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $12.45B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %9 %
Coal Revenue0.020
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %17 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.792.2
Electricity Consumption536.51.06
Electricity Exports78.860
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4165
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants216
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables5220
Electricity Imports28.340
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5558,000
Electricity Production612.81.14
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita14.14 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.432
Gross Fixed Investment18.128.6
Gross National Saving2824.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %2.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %2.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.360
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.90
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.528.32
Oil Consumption2.520,000
Oil Exports470,20010,000
Oil Imports2.6717,750
Oil Production147,20011,640
Oil Proved Reserves276100
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people31.8 people
Public Debt63.9100
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD5.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4617,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,0000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,80017,290
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.160
Remittances0.51.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.031.3
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2510.22
Taxes and Other Revenues11.2327.4
Unemployment Rate3.5 %10.4 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M201,781
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.194.86
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliavast 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year0.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources15411.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %0.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1453.11
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km397,100 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km754 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant89.75 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065450

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %23.85 %
Administrative Divisions1615
Independence1828
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.85.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density8.2 people/sq km0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %381 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.921.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %12.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0008,500
Underweight Children Under 50.622.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,00021,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %65.81 %
Human Capital Index0.750.41
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years71.73 years
Median age of population45.59 years17.5 years
Population Change-741,055 persons150,001.8 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km5.3 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons5.46M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.25
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %34.01 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %11.5 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %5.18 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons1.33M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.771.21
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years5.78 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people1.49 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88163.28
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %61.34 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km0.26 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.88 %
Population living in slums0 %54.82 %
Total deaths1.07M persons27,491.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %32.5 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman4.48 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-4,234.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births34.03 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇷 MauritaniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.04
Airports84025
Civil Air Travel2393
Heliports4493

Related comparisons