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Mauritania vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mauritania
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Leads on 42 of 115 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 67 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mauritania and Mexico: Mauritania leads on Radios (410,000) against Mexico (31); Mauritania leads on Oil Consumption (20,000) against Mexico (2.07); Mauritania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (17,000) against Mexico (1.98). Across 115 compared metrics, Mauritania wins on 42 and Mexico wins on 67.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)45.78 %83.12 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)37.38 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 37% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.52 points★45.55 points
Radios410,000★31
Televisions98,000★25.6
Waterways1,0862,900★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.23B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.45B $2.29T $★
Apple Import Volume9.70M tonnes246.26M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)17 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index92.2★86.1
Electricity Consumption1.06258.7★
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6571★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1617★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables20★9
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity558,000★72.56
Electricity Production1.14302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)14.14 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3243.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.6★20.2
Gross National Saving24.2★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.5 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves28.32279.8★
Oil Consumption20,000★2.07
Oil Exports10,000★1.51
Oil Imports17,750496,000★
Oil Production11,640★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves100★10.42
Population Below Poverty Line31.8 people★36.3 people
Public Debt10045.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.2 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,290867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances1.63.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.3★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.717.2★
Taxes and Other Revenues27.4★13.44
Top Exporting Countries4.52B USD681.35B USD★
Unemployment Rate10.4 %2.8 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate40.77 %★61.61 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)201,781★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.86★441.05
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionvast 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 bmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Protected Land Area for Adaptation0.6 sq km15.55 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.3 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources11.4461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.1 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)53.11★52.44
Agricultural land397,100 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)754 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita89.75 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land45059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country23.85 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1532★
Independence28★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.216.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita427.68 USD1,579.68 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km1.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)381 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.8★21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)12.7 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS8,500★340,000
Underweight Children Under 522.44.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)21,000341,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)65.81 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.410.63★
Life expectancy at birth71.73 years80.06 years★
Median age of population17.5 years29.96 years★
Population Change150,001.8 persons1.20M persons★
Population density5.3 per sq. km★67.89 per sq. km
Total population5.46M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.250.71★
Birth Rate (%)34.01 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate11.5 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.18 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.2160.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.78 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.49 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)163.28169.01★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.34 %77.59 %★
Physician Density0.26 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.88 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums54.82 %★15.76 %
Total deaths27,491.2 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)32.5 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate4.48 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-4,234.6 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate34.03 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.040.48★
Airports251,580★
Civil Air Travel3186★
Heliports3488★

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