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Mauritania vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Mauritania
mrt
Leads on 33 of 115 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 74 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mauritania and Thailand: Mauritania leads on Radios (410,000) against Thailand (13.96); Mauritania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (17,000) against Thailand (1.33); Mauritania leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (558,000) against Thailand (44.89). Across 115 compared metrics, Mauritania wins on 33 and Thailand wins on 74.

  • 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)45.78 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)37.38 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 37% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.52 points★56.72 points
Radios410,000★13.96
Televisions98,000★15.19
Waterways1,0864,000★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.23B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.45B $533.67B $★
Apple Import Volume9.70M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)17 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index92.2★84.6
Electricity Consumption1.06187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6576★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants16★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables20★16
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity558,000★44.89
Electricity Production1.14181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)14.14 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3233.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.6★24.7
Gross National Saving24.234.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.5 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves28.32193.4★
Oil Consumption20,000988,000★
Oil Exports10,000269,100★
Oil Imports17,750807,100★
Oil Production11,640406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves100435★
Population Below Poverty Line31.8 people5.4 people★
Public Debt10061.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.2 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,290134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances1.61.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.3★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)10.220.13★
Taxes and Other Revenues27.4★14.38
Top Exporting Countries4.52B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate10.4 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate40.77 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)201,781★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.86★336.69
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
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 bhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation0.6 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.3 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources11.4438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.1 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)53.11142.5★
Agricultural land397,100 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)754 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita89.75 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land45064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country23.85 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1576★
Independence28123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.210.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita427.68 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)381 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.823.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)12.7 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS8,500★500,000
Underweight Children Under 522.46.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)21,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)65.81 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.410.63★
Life expectancy at birth71.73 years80.78 years★
Median age of population17.5 years41.03 years★
Population Change150,001.8 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density5.3 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population5.46M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.250.38★
Birth Rate (%)34.01 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate11.5 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.18 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.2140.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.78 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.49 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)163.28169.16★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.34 %62.64 %★
Physician Density0.26 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.88 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums54.82 %★2 %
Total deaths27,491.2 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)32.5 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate4.48 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-4,234.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate34.03 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.041.01★
Airports25105★
Civil Air Travel341★
Heliports35★

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