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Mauritania vs Zambia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mauritania
mrt
Leads on 48 of 108 metrics
Zambia
zmb
Leads on 50 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mauritania and Zambia: Mauritania leads on Radios (410,000) against Zambia (1.20); Mauritania leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (558,000) against Zambia (2.57); Zambia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.50) against Mauritania (8,500). Across 108 compared metrics, Mauritania wins on 48 and Zambia wins on 50.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)34.3 %★15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 37% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.52 points★57.33 points
Radios410,000★1.2
Televisions98,000277,000★
Waterways1,0862,250★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.23B $★826.47M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.45B $32.38B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %9.1 %★
Coal Revenue00.04★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)17 %★12.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index92.2★56.9
Electricity Consumption1.0611.04★
Electricity Exports01.18★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels65★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1693★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables20★2
Electricity Imports02.19★
Electricity Installed Capacity558,000★2.57
Electricity Production1.1411.55★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)14.14 USD per capita★8.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient3251.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.6★20.7
Gross National Saving24.238.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.5 %★15 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★1.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves28.32★0
Oil Consumption20,000★16,000
Oil Exports10,000★360
Oil Imports17,750★17,570
Oil Production11,640★190
Oil Proved Reserves100★0
Population Below Poverty Line31.8 people★60 people
Public Debt10071.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.2 USD★4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,00023,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0371★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,290★10,150
Refined Petroleum Products Production013,120★
Remittances1.6★0.9
Revenue from Forest Resources1.34.45★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)28.48★68.93
Taxes and Other Revenues27.4★16.78
Unemployment Rate10.4 %6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)201,781★212,572
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.86★9.88
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 bone of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.3 Cubic meters per year47 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources11.4104.8★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.1 %0.63 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)53.11★44
Agricultural land397,100 sq. km★238,390 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)754 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita89.75 cubic meters per inhabitant4,402.19 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land4501,560★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country23.85 %30.99 %★
Administrative Divisions15★10
Independence28★24
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.210.3★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★10.8 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)381 %85 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.8★19.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)12.7 %8.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS8,5001.5★
Underweight Children Under 522.411.8★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)21,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)65.81 %★52.13 %
Human Capital Index0.41★0.41
Life expectancy at birth71.73 years★70.69 years
Median age of population17.5 years18.13 years★
Population Change150,001.8 persons624,260.3 persons★
Population density5.3 per sq. km★30.24 per sq. km
Total population5.46M persons22.51M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.250.84★
Birth Rate (%)34.01 %★29.6 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate11.5 %49.6 %★
Death Rate (%)5.18 %4.91 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.33M persons5.74M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.217.41★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.78 years★4.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.49 people3.18 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)163.28166.52★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.34 %★55.41 %
Physician Density0.26 people/sq km0.32 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.88 %★2.51 %
Population living in slums54.82 %★45.09 %
Total deaths27,491.2 persons★103,544 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)32.5 %52.58 %★
Total fertility rate4.48 per woman★3.9 per woman
Total net-migration-4,234.6 persons8,443.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate34.03 per live births★47.18 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇷 Mauritania🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.040.05★
Airports25120★
Civil Air Travel312★
Heliports34★

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