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Mauritania vs Nigeria: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mauritania
mrt
Leads on 47 of 113 metrics
Nigeria
nga
Leads on 54 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mauritania and Nigeria: Mauritania leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (558,000) against Nigeria (10.52); Mauritania leads on Radios (410,000) against Nigeria (23.50); Mauritania leads on Televisions (98,000) against Nigeria (6.90). Across 113 compared metrics, Mauritania wins on 47 and Nigeria wins on 54.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 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🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)45.78 %★41.21 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)37.38 %39.21 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 37% (2023 est.)percent of population: 39% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.52 points★46.81 points
Radios410,000★23.5
Televisions98,000★6.9
Waterways1,0868,600★

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.23B $128.78B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.45B $193.10B $★
Apple Import Volume9.70M tonnes38.66M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)17 %17.58 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP★3.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index92.2★86.2
Electricity Consumption1.0624.72★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6580★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1619★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables20★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity558,000★10.52
Electricity Production1.1429.35★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)14.14 USD per capita★7.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient3235.1★
Gross Fixed Investment28.6★13.6
Gross National Saving24.2★18.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %★2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.5 %★33.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption017.24★
Natural Gas Exports027.21★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production044.48★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves28.32★5.48
Oil Consumption20,000279,000★
Oil Exports10,000★2.1
Oil Imports17,750187,700★
Oil Production11,640★2.46
Oil Proved Reserves100★37.2
Population Below Poverty Line31.8 people★40.1 people
Public Debt10019.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.2 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000325,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports02,332★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,290223,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production035,010★
Remittances1.611.3★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.3★1.02
Taxes and Other Revenues27.4★3.4
Unemployment Rate10.4 %3 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate40.77 %★82.52 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)201,781★6.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.86★114.4
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;200
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 blargest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation0.6 sq km13.9 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.3 Cubic meters per year87 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources11.4286.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.1 %7.65 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)53.11134.77★
Agricultural land397,100 sq. km703,753 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)754 km853 km★
Dam capacity per capita89.75 cubic meters per inhabitant206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4502,188★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country23.85 %★21.26 %
Administrative Divisions1536★
Independence28★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.2★3
Health Care Spending per Capita427.68 USD★349.89 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km0.53 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)381 %★993 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.8★20.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)12.7 %8.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS8,5001.7★
Underweight Children Under 522.4★24.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)21,000223,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Currently married (Percent)65.81 %★65.4 %
Human Capital Index0.41★0.38
Life expectancy at birth71.73 years★55.58 years
Median age of population17.5 years18.33 years★
Population Change150,001.8 persons4.98M persons★
Population density5.3 per sq. km★265.94 per sq. km
Total population5.46M persons242.38M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.250.88★
Birth Rate (%)34.01 %★33.56 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate11.5 %16.6 %★
Death Rate (%)5.18 %★9.42 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons58.88M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.21113.35★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.78 years6.5 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.49 people15.95 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)163.28165.91★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.34 %82.04 %★
Physician Density0.26 people/sq km0.38 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.88 %★2.39 %
Population living in slums54.82 %★43.39 %
Total deaths27,491.2 persons★2.74M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)32.5 %35.5 %★
Total fertility rate4.48 per woman★4.21 per woman
Total net-migration-4,234.6 persons-1,780.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate34.03 per live births★98.68 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇬 NigeriaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.04★0.03
Airports2550★
Civil Air Travel357★
Heliports315★

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