Mauritania vs Republic of the Congo

Mauritania (Africa) and Republic of the Congo (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1961-2025

Mauritania Republic of the Congo World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1961 Mauritania: 188.16 Republic of the Congo: 139.87 World: 471.93 1962 Mauritania: 189 Republic of the Congo: 149.59 World: 496.11 1963 Mauritania: 188.25 Republic of the Congo: 150.65 World: 525.19 1964 Mauritania: 244.29 Republic of the Congo: 158.06 World: 563.85 1965 Mauritania: 269.96 Republic of the Congo: 164.19 World: 601.89 1966 Mauritania: 273.6 Republic of the Congo: 177.55 World: 638.97 1967 Mauritania: 281.53 Republic of the Congo: 185.66 World: 664.4 1968 Mauritania: 300.94 Republic of the Congo: 190.84 World: 703.46 1969 Mauritania: 276.6 Republic of the Congo: 195.43 World: 761.11 1970 Mauritania: 281.33 Republic of the Congo: 196.73 World: 817.68 1971 Mauritania: 295.99 Republic of the Congo: 223.54 World: 884.88 1972 Mauritania: 335.23 Republic of the Congo: 276.27 World: 1,002 1973 Mauritania: 409.72 Republic of the Congo: 353.38 World: 1,201.53 1974 Mauritania: 494.29 Republic of the Congo: 369.95 World: 1,362.19 1975 Mauritania: 550.66 Republic of the Congo: 471.47 World: 1,488.94 1976 Mauritania: 589.24 Republic of the Congo: 452.58 World: 1,589.73 1977 Mauritania: 590.23 Republic of the Congo: 448.14 World: 1,766.28 1978 Mauritania: 577.74 Republic of the Congo: 502.7 World: 2,055.49 1979 Mauritania: 664.38 Republic of the Congo: 670.25 World: 2,335.19 1980 Mauritania: 710.92 Republic of the Congo: 932.65 World: 2,587.01 1981 Mauritania: 728.8 Republic of the Congo: 1,066.19 World: 2,628.62 1982 Mauritania: 710.22 Republic of the Congo: 1,130.97 World: 2,554.08 1983 Mauritania: 725.17 Republic of the Congo: 1,075.35 World: 2,561.17 1984 Mauritania: 649.68 Republic of the Congo: 1,097.05 World: 2,614.33 1985 Mauritania: 593.22 Republic of the Congo: 1,049.32 World: 2,690.59 1986 Mauritania: 677.36 Republic of the Congo: 872.05 World: 3,118.57 1987 Mauritania: 745.79 Republic of the Congo: 1,052.34 World: 3,487.88 1988 Mauritania: 762.42 Republic of the Congo: 984.38 World: 3,829.99 1989 Mauritania: 762.28 Republic of the Congo: 1,032.87 World: 3,930.51 1990 Mauritania: 772.03 Republic of the Congo: 1,175.67 World: 4,338.94 1991 Mauritania: 1,061.68 Republic of the Congo: 1,112.54 World: 4,453.9 1992 Mauritania: 1,036.47 Republic of the Congo: 1,164.22 World: 4,679.98 1993 Mauritania: 849.62 Republic of the Congo: 1,034.37 World: 4,685.3 1994 Mauritania: 864.6 Republic of the Congo: 661.9 World: 4,967.01 1995 Mauritania: 904.72 Republic of the Congo: 769.61 World: 5,463.2 1996 Mauritania: 904.12 Republic of the Congo: 898.79 World: 5,507.22 1997 Mauritania: 859.28 Republic of the Congo: 804.3 World: 5,408.57 1998 Mauritania: 821.27 Republic of the Congo: 660.38 World: 5,302.34 1999 Mauritania: 781.34 Republic of the Congo: 776.42 World: 5,401.23 2000 Mauritania: 680.91 Republic of the Congo: 1,024.3 World: 5,512.56 2001 Mauritania: 651.82 Republic of the Congo: 854.6 World: 5,404.2 2002 Mauritania: 648.88 Republic of the Congo: 905.54 World: 5,539.32 2003 Mauritania: 732.02 Republic of the Congo: 1,016.82 World: 6,129.87 2004 Mauritania: 823.55 Republic of the Congo: 1,306.1 World: 6,818 2005 Mauritania: 998.97 Republic of the Congo: 1,799.05 World: 7,290.57 2006 Mauritania: 1,300.6 Republic of the Congo: 2,103.58 World: 7,803.19 2007 Mauritania: 1,405.15 Republic of the Congo: 2,206.47 World: 8,685.33 2008 Mauritania: 1,635.56 Republic of the Congo: 2,832.09 World: 9,425.74 2009 Mauritania: 1,435.43 Republic of the Congo: 2,271.15 World: 8,827.04 2010 Mauritania: 1,659.96 Republic of the Congo: 2,946.56 World: 9,555.07 2011 Mauritania: 1,931.2 Republic of the Congo: 3,396.17 World: 10,496.93 2012 Mauritania: 1,859.12 Republic of the Congo: 3,732.33 World: 10,597.85 2013 Mauritania: 1,936.27 Republic of the Congo: 3,697.42 World: 10,759.35 2014 Mauritania: 1,718.97 Republic of the Congo: 3,601.24 World: 10,912.24 2015 Mauritania: 1,558.84 Republic of the Congo: 2,439.35 World: 10,191.98 2016 Mauritania: 1,568.01 Republic of the Congo: 2,093.11 World: 10,239.47 2017 Mauritania: 1,617.93 Republic of the Congo: 2,211.63 World: 10,784.4 2018 Mauritania: 1,723.38 Republic of the Congo: 2,694.43 World: 11,344.73 2019 Mauritania: 1,767.07 Republic of the Congo: 2,488.42 World: 11,417.6 2020 Mauritania: 1,795.72 Republic of the Congo: 1,993.59 World: 10,999.49 2021 Mauritania: 1,947.47 Republic of the Congo: 2,516.16 World: 12,472.91 2022 Mauritania: 1,961.28 Republic of the Congo: 2,620.84 World: 12,876.24 2023 Mauritania: 2,127.96 Republic of the Congo: 2,477.98 World: 13,313.86 2024 Mauritania: 2,104.54 Republic of the Congo: 2,482.25 World: 13,717.09 2025 Mauritania: 2,197.51 Republic of the Congo: 2,514.73 World: 14,405.85 1961 1981 1991 2001 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Mauritania Republic of the Congo World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Mauritania: 43.61 Republic of the Congo: 47.6 World: 50.94 1961 Mauritania: 44.31 Republic of the Congo: 48.35 World: 52.8 1962 Mauritania: 45.05 Republic of the Congo: 49.04 World: 55.29 1963 Mauritania: 45.79 Republic of the Congo: 49.73 World: 55.65 1964 Mauritania: 46.58 Republic of the Congo: 50.36 World: 56.1 1965 Mauritania: 47.36 Republic of the Congo: 51 World: 55.93 1966 Mauritania: 48.14 Republic of the Congo: 51.56 World: 56.45 1967 Mauritania: 48.89 Republic of the Congo: 51.91 World: 56.9 1968 Mauritania: 49.51 Republic of the Congo: 52.62 World: 57.34 1969 Mauritania: 50.09 Republic of the Congo: 53.11 World: 57.68 1970 Mauritania: 50.54 Republic of the Congo: 53.56 World: 57.94 1971 Mauritania: 50.76 Republic of the Congo: 53.98 World: 58.02 1972 Mauritania: 51.04 Republic of the Congo: 54.36 World: 58.84 1973 Mauritania: 51.22 Republic of the Congo: 54.74 World: 59.3 1974 Mauritania: 51.43 Republic of the Congo: 55.05 World: 59.7 1975 Mauritania: 51.57 Republic of the Congo: 55.4 World: 60.13 1976 Mauritania: 51.77 Republic of the Congo: 55.7 World: 60.45 1977 Mauritania: 52 Republic of the Congo: 56.03 World: 61.04 1978 Mauritania: 52.35 Republic of the Congo: 56.25 World: 61.39 1979 Mauritania: 52.76 Republic of the Congo: 56.52 World: 61.84 1980 Mauritania: 53.2 Republic of the Congo: 56.8 World: 62.15 1981 Mauritania: 53.68 Republic of the Congo: 57.07 World: 62.52 1982 Mauritania: 54.23 Republic of the Congo: 57.24 World: 62.87 1983 Mauritania: 54.58 Republic of the Congo: 57.43 World: 63.13 1984 Mauritania: 55.2 Republic of the Congo: 57.54 World: 63.44 1985 Mauritania: 55.81 Republic of the Congo: 57.61 World: 63.73 1986 Mauritania: 56.32 Republic of the Congo: 57.63 World: 64.12 1987 Mauritania: 56.96 Republic of the Congo: 57.59 World: 64.46 1988 Mauritania: 57.48 Republic of the Congo: 57.49 World: 64.67 1989 Mauritania: 57.7 Republic of the Congo: 57.29 World: 64.96 1990 Mauritania: 58.09 Republic of the Congo: 57.07 World: 65.11 1991 Mauritania: 58.29 Republic of the Congo: 56.76 World: 65.3 1992 Mauritania: 58.57 Republic of the Congo: 56.48 World: 65.55 1993 Mauritania: 58.73 Republic of the Congo: 56.04 World: 65.74 1994 Mauritania: 58.76 Republic of the Congo: 55.64 World: 65.96 1995 Mauritania: 58.86 Republic of the Congo: 55.47 World: 66.2 1996 Mauritania: 58.92 Republic of the Congo: 55.24 World: 66.52 1997 Mauritania: 59.42 Republic of the Congo: 48.58 World: 66.83 1998 Mauritania: 59.89 Republic of the Congo: 52.55 World: 67.07 1999 Mauritania: 60.44 Republic of the Congo: 54.43 World: 67.31 2000 Mauritania: 61.04 Republic of the Congo: 55.37 World: 67.65 2001 Mauritania: 61.66 Republic of the Congo: 55.89 World: 67.95 2002 Mauritania: 62.25 Republic of the Congo: 56.41 World: 68.23 2003 Mauritania: 62.81 Republic of the Congo: 57.13 World: 68.52 2004 Mauritania: 63.37 Republic of the Congo: 57.96 World: 68.77 2005 Mauritania: 63.92 Republic of the Congo: 58.73 World: 69.11 2006 Mauritania: 64.49 Republic of the Congo: 59.47 World: 69.47 2007 Mauritania: 64.89 Republic of the Congo: 60.05 World: 69.81 2008 Mauritania: 65.23 Republic of the Congo: 60.79 World: 70 2009 Mauritania: 65.49 Republic of the Congo: 61.22 World: 70.38 2010 Mauritania: 65.66 Republic of the Congo: 61.73 World: 70.68 2011 Mauritania: 65.75 Republic of the Congo: 62.29 World: 70.97 2012 Mauritania: 65.81 Republic of the Congo: 62.66 World: 71.26 2013 Mauritania: 65.89 Republic of the Congo: 62.97 World: 71.53 2014 Mauritania: 66.21 Republic of the Congo: 63.35 World: 71.78 2015 Mauritania: 66.5 Republic of the Congo: 63.66 World: 71.97 2016 Mauritania: 66.82 Republic of the Congo: 63.91 World: 72.19 2017 Mauritania: 67.09 Republic of the Congo: 64.2 World: 72.37 2018 Mauritania: 67.42 Republic of the Congo: 64.47 World: 72.64 2019 Mauritania: 67.64 Republic of the Congo: 63.15 World: 72.87 2020 Mauritania: 66.79 Republic of the Congo: 64.39 World: 72.18 2021 Mauritania: 66.76 Republic of the Congo: 64.19 World: 71.22 2022 Mauritania: 68.28 Republic of the Congo: 65 World: 72.97 2023 Mauritania: 68.48 Republic of the Congo: 65.77 World: 73.33 2024 Mauritania: 68.71 Republic of the Congo: 66 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Mauritania Republic of the Congo World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Mauritania: 6.15 Republic of the Congo: 6.09 World: 4.69 1961 Mauritania: 6.2 Republic of the Congo: 6.09 World: 4.56 1962 Mauritania: 6.24 Republic of the Congo: 6.1 World: 5.02 1963 Mauritania: 6.31 Republic of the Congo: 6.15 World: 5.31 1964 Mauritania: 6.37 Republic of the Congo: 6.18 World: 5.13 1965 Mauritania: 6.44 Republic of the Congo: 6.23 World: 5.08 1966 Mauritania: 6.52 Republic of the Congo: 6.27 World: 4.97 1967 Mauritania: 6.57 Republic of the Congo: 6.29 World: 4.87 1968 Mauritania: 6.6 Republic of the Congo: 6.33 World: 4.98 1969 Mauritania: 6.64 Republic of the Congo: 6.35 World: 4.88 1970 Mauritania: 6.68 Republic of the Congo: 6.38 World: 4.84 1971 Mauritania: 6.7 Republic of the Congo: 6.42 World: 4.69 1972 Mauritania: 6.71 Republic of the Congo: 6.44 World: 4.55 1973 Mauritania: 6.72 Republic of the Congo: 6.42 World: 4.42 1974 Mauritania: 6.73 Republic of the Congo: 6.39 World: 4.26 1975 Mauritania: 6.71 Republic of the Congo: 6.36 World: 4.07 1976 Mauritania: 6.73 Republic of the Congo: 6.32 World: 3.97 1977 Mauritania: 6.74 Republic of the Congo: 6.27 World: 3.84 1978 Mauritania: 6.73 Republic of the Congo: 6.21 World: 3.77 1979 Mauritania: 6.7 Republic of the Congo: 6.14 World: 3.76 1980 Mauritania: 6.67 Republic of the Congo: 6.07 World: 3.73 1981 Mauritania: 6.64 Republic of the Congo: 5.98 World: 3.71 1982 Mauritania: 6.59 Republic of the Congo: 5.85 World: 3.72 1983 Mauritania: 6.54 Republic of the Congo: 5.76 World: 3.59 1984 Mauritania: 6.48 Republic of the Congo: 5.66 World: 3.57 1985 Mauritania: 6.42 Republic of the Congo: 5.59 World: 3.53 1986 Mauritania: 6.34 Republic of the Congo: 5.51 World: 3.51 1987 Mauritania: 6.27 Republic of the Congo: 5.46 World: 3.48 1988 Mauritania: 6.21 Republic of the Congo: 5.39 World: 3.39 1989 Mauritania: 6.2 Republic of the Congo: 5.33 World: 3.35 1990 Mauritania: 6.18 Republic of the Congo: 5.27 World: 3.31 1991 Mauritania: 6.16 Republic of the Congo: 5.22 World: 3.13 1992 Mauritania: 6.13 Republic of the Congo: 5.18 World: 3.04 1993 Mauritania: 6.09 Republic of the Congo: 5.13 World: 2.97 1994 Mauritania: 6.06 Republic of the Congo: 5.1 World: 2.92 1995 Mauritania: 5.96 Republic of the Congo: 5.07 World: 2.87 1996 Mauritania: 5.86 Republic of the Congo: 5.03 World: 2.82 1997 Mauritania: 5.74 Republic of the Congo: 5 World: 2.78 1998 Mauritania: 5.62 Republic of the Congo: 4.91 World: 2.75 1999 Mauritania: 5.52 Republic of the Congo: 4.81 World: 2.72 2000 Mauritania: 5.46 Republic of the Congo: 4.72 World: 2.73 2001 Mauritania: 5.41 Republic of the Congo: 4.67 World: 2.69 2002 Mauritania: 5.37 Republic of the Congo: 4.7 World: 2.66 2003 Mauritania: 5.36 Republic of the Congo: 4.7 World: 2.64 2004 Mauritania: 5.37 Republic of the Congo: 4.69 World: 2.63 2005 Mauritania: 5.38 Republic of the Congo: 4.67 World: 2.61 2006 Mauritania: 5.4 Republic of the Congo: 4.65 World: 2.61 2007 Mauritania: 5.43 Republic of the Congo: 4.65 World: 2.6 2008 Mauritania: 5.44 Republic of the Congo: 4.73 World: 2.6 2009 Mauritania: 5.41 Republic of the Congo: 4.81 World: 2.59 2010 Mauritania: 5.38 Republic of the Congo: 4.85 World: 2.57 2011 Mauritania: 5.38 Republic of the Congo: 4.83 World: 2.55 2012 Mauritania: 5.35 Republic of the Congo: 4.79 World: 2.56 2013 Mauritania: 5.32 Republic of the Congo: 4.73 World: 2.53 2014 Mauritania: 5.26 Republic of the Congo: 4.67 World: 2.52 2015 Mauritania: 5.21 Republic of the Congo: 4.61 World: 2.49 2016 Mauritania: 5.16 Republic of the Congo: 4.55 World: 2.49 2017 Mauritania: 5.11 Republic of the Congo: 4.5 World: 2.46 2018 Mauritania: 5.04 Republic of the Congo: 4.44 World: 2.39 2019 Mauritania: 4.98 Republic of the Congo: 4.38 World: 2.35 2020 Mauritania: 4.91 Republic of the Congo: 4.33 World: 2.28 2021 Mauritania: 4.85 Republic of the Congo: 4.28 World: 2.25 2022 Mauritania: 4.77 Republic of the Congo: 4.22 World: 2.22 2023 Mauritania: 4.7 Republic of the Congo: 4.16 World: 2.2 2024 Mauritania: 4.63 Republic of the Congo: 4.11 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Mauritania Republic of the Congo World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Mauritania: 9.97 Republic of the Congo: 19.91 World: 5.12 1992 Mauritania: 10.05 Republic of the Congo: 19.92 World: 5.28 1993 Mauritania: 9.85 Republic of the Congo: 19.99 World: 5.54 1994 Mauritania: 9.98 Republic of the Congo: 20.27 World: 5.79 1995 Mauritania: 9.77 Republic of the Congo: 20.23 World: 5.92 1996 Mauritania: 9.76 Republic of the Congo: 20.05 World: 5.98 1997 Mauritania: 9.79 Republic of the Congo: 19.89 World: 6.01 1998 Mauritania: 9.98 Republic of the Congo: 19.9 World: 6.16 1999 Mauritania: 10.03 Republic of the Congo: 20.14 World: 6.28 2000 Mauritania: 10.03 Republic of the Congo: 19.87 World: 6.11 2001 Mauritania: 10.13 Republic of the Congo: 19.88 World: 6.19 2002 Mauritania: 10.2 Republic of the Congo: 19.64 World: 6.41 2003 Mauritania: 9.91 Republic of the Congo: 19.88 World: 6.48 2004 Mauritania: 9.77 Republic of the Congo: 19.9 World: 6.33 2005 Mauritania: 9.59 Republic of the Congo: 19.8 World: 6.22 2006 Mauritania: 9.31 Republic of the Congo: 19.56 World: 5.97 2007 Mauritania: 9.48 Republic of the Congo: 19.91 World: 5.77 2008 Mauritania: 9.72 Republic of the Congo: 19.96 World: 5.82 2009 Mauritania: 10.21 Republic of the Congo: 19.84 World: 6.41 2010 Mauritania: 10.09 Republic of the Congo: 19.3 World: 6.28 2011 Mauritania: 9.98 Republic of the Congo: 19.44 World: 6.15 2012 Mauritania: 9.86 Republic of the Congo: 19.49 World: 6.15 2013 Mauritania: 9.93 Republic of the Congo: 19.85 World: 6.1 2014 Mauritania: 10.03 Republic of the Congo: 19.7 World: 5.96 2015 Mauritania: 10.1 Republic of the Congo: 20.02 World: 6 2016 Mauritania: 10.29 Republic of the Congo: 20.3 World: 5.97 2017 Mauritania: 10.34 Republic of the Congo: 20.74 World: 5.9 2018 Mauritania: 10.41 Republic of the Congo: 20.84 World: 5.76 2019 Mauritania: 10.42 Republic of the Congo: 20.49 World: 5.59 2020 Mauritania: 11.05 Republic of the Congo: 22.29 World: 6.59 2021 Mauritania: 11.13 Republic of the Congo: 22 World: 6.05 2022 Mauritania: 10.52 Republic of the Congo: 20.13 World: 5.23 2023 Mauritania: 10.37 Republic of the Congo: 19.92 World: 4.85 2024 Mauritania: 10.26 Republic of the Congo: 19.9 World: 4.81 2025 Mauritania: 10.32 Republic of the Congo: 19.88 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Mauritania Republic of the Congo World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Mauritania: 0.3 Republic of the Congo: 1.29 World: 4.14 1971 Mauritania: 0.3 Republic of the Congo: 1.43 World: 4.04 1972 Mauritania: 0.29 Republic of the Congo: 1.33 World: 4.16 1973 Mauritania: 0.29 Republic of the Congo: 5.84 World: 4.32 1974 Mauritania: 0.3 Republic of the Congo: 8.14 World: 4.23 1975 Mauritania: 0.31 Republic of the Congo: 4.9 World: 4.14 1976 Mauritania: 0.31 Republic of the Congo: 4.62 World: 4.31 1977 Mauritania: 0.31 Republic of the Congo: 1.45 World: 4.36 1978 Mauritania: 0.3 Republic of the Congo: 0.87 World: 4.42 1979 Mauritania: 0.33 Republic of the Congo: 0.78 World: 4.46 1980 Mauritania: 0.32 Republic of the Congo: 1 World: 4.33 1981 Mauritania: 0.29 Republic of the Congo: 1.1 World: 4.18 1982 Mauritania: 0.26 Republic of the Congo: 1.24 World: 4.05 1983 Mauritania: 0.28 Republic of the Congo: 1.26 World: 4.01 1984 Mauritania: 0.38 Republic of the Congo: 1.21 World: 4.07 1985 Mauritania: 0.36 Republic of the Congo: 1.19 World: 4.05 1986 Mauritania: 0.22 Republic of the Congo: 1.13 World: 4.04 1987 Mauritania: 0.39 Republic of the Congo: 1.12 World: 4.1 1988 Mauritania: 0.45 Republic of the Congo: 1.08 World: 4.16 1989 Mauritania: 0.47 Republic of the Congo: 1.05 World: 4.16 1990 Mauritania: 0.36 Republic of the Congo: 1 World: 4.15 1991 Mauritania: 0.45 Republic of the Congo: 0.99 World: 4.1 1992 Mauritania: 1.1 Republic of the Congo: 0.94 World: 4.01 1993 Mauritania: 1.04 Republic of the Congo: 0.9 World: 3.97 1994 Mauritania: 1.05 Republic of the Congo: 0.8 World: 3.94 1995 Mauritania: 1.06 Republic of the Congo: 0.99 World: 3.99 1996 Mauritania: 1.03 Republic of the Congo: 1.16 World: 4.01 1997 Mauritania: 0.99 Republic of the Congo: 1.17 World: 4.02 1998 Mauritania: 0.99 Republic of the Congo: 1.36 World: 3.98 1999 Mauritania: 0.99 Republic of the Congo: 1.37 World: 3.95 2000 Mauritania: 0.4 Republic of the Congo: 1.43 World: 4.01 2001 Mauritania: 0.44 Republic of the Congo: 1.34 World: 4.01 2002 Mauritania: 0.47 Republic of the Congo: 0.85 World: 4.02 2003 Mauritania: 0.49 Republic of the Congo: 1.04 World: 4.15 2004 Mauritania: 0.52 Republic of the Congo: 1.02 World: 4.28 2005 Mauritania: 0.52 Republic of the Congo: 1.17 World: 4.39 2006 Mauritania: 0.56 Republic of the Congo: 1.26 World: 4.48 2007 Mauritania: 0.61 Republic of the Congo: 1.07 World: 4.59 2008 Mauritania: 0.66 Republic of the Congo: 1.08 World: 4.56 2009 Mauritania: 0.64 Republic of the Congo: 1.15 World: 4.45 2010 Mauritania: 0.62 Republic of the Congo: 1.19 World: 4.67 2011 Mauritania: 0.65 Republic of the Congo: 1.05 World: 4.76 2012 Mauritania: 0.7 Republic of the Congo: 0.94 World: 4.77 2013 Mauritania: 0.62 Republic of the Congo: 1.12 World: 4.81 2014 Mauritania: 0.7 Republic of the Congo: 1.06 World: 4.78 2015 Mauritania: 0.7 Republic of the Congo: 1.13 World: 4.7 2016 Mauritania: 0.64 Republic of the Congo: 1.07 World: 4.65 2017 Mauritania: 0.9 Republic of the Congo: 1.03 World: 4.67 2018 Mauritania: 1.02 Republic of the Congo: 1.17 World: 4.73 2019 Mauritania: 1 Republic of the Congo: 1.29 World: 4.7 2020 Mauritania: 1.01 Republic of the Congo: 1.29 World: 4.47 2021 Mauritania: 0.93 Republic of the Congo: 1.21 World: 4.68 2022 Mauritania: 1.03 Republic of the Congo: 1.38 World: 4.67 2023 Mauritania: 0.96 Republic of the Congo: 1.27 World: 4.68 2024 Mauritania: 0.97 Republic of the Congo: 1.34 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Mauritania Republic of the Congo World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Mauritania: 0.67 Republic of the Congo: 1.46 World: 15.6 2006 Mauritania: 0.98 Republic of the Congo: 2.01 World: 17.2 2007 Mauritania: 1.43 Republic of the Congo: 2.76 World: 20.2 2008 Mauritania: 1.87 Republic of the Congo: 4.29 World: 22.8 2009 Mauritania: 2.28 Republic of the Congo: 4.5 World: 25.3 2010 Mauritania: 4 Republic of the Congo: 5 World: 28.4 2011 Mauritania: 4.5 Republic of the Congo: 5.6 World: 30.9 2012 Mauritania: 5 Republic of the Congo: 6.11 World: 33.3 2013 Mauritania: 6.2 Republic of the Congo: 6.6 World: 35.3 2014 Mauritania: 11.8 Republic of the Congo: 7.11 World: 37.4 2015 Mauritania: 17.6 Republic of the Congo: 7.62 World: 39.9 2016 Mauritania: 19.23 Republic of the Congo: 8.12 World: 43.6 2017 Mauritania: 21.02 Republic of the Congo: 8.65 World: 46.3 2018 Mauritania: 22.97 Republic of the Congo: 11.81 World: 49.4 2019 Mauritania: 25.1 Republic of the Congo: 16.12 World: 53.9 2020 Mauritania: 29.91 Republic of the Congo: 22 World: 60.1 2021 Mauritania: 35.64 Republic of the Congo: 30.03 World: 63.8 2022 Mauritania: 42.46 Republic of the Congo: 40.99 World: 67 2023 Mauritania: 44.96 Republic of the Congo: 43.15 World: 69.2 2024 Mauritania: 45.78 Republic of the Congo: 47.25 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Population 5.3 mn 2025
125th of 215		 6.5 mn 2025
110th of 215
Population density 4.9 /km² 2023
204th of 214		 18.1 /km² 2023
189th of 214
Population growth 2.78 % 2025
18th of 215		 2.36 % 2025
31st of 215
Life expectancy 68.7 years 2024
162nd of 215		 66.0 years 2024
186th of 215
Fertility rate 4.63 2024
11th of 215		 4.11 2024
24th of 215
Birth rate 34.0 ‰ 2024
13th of 215		 30.4 ‰ 2024
28th of 215
Infant mortality 30.2 ‰ 2024
150th of 196		 27.0 ‰ 2024
143rd of 196
Urban population 61.5 % 2025
122nd of 215		 64.1 % 2025
109th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.2 % 2025
184th of 215		 3.1 % 2025
192nd of 215
Living in cities 38.4 % 2025
104th of 215		 85.0 % 2025
7th of 215
Living in towns 22.6 % 2025
169th of 215		 6.9 % 2025
209th of 215
Living in rural areas 39.0 % 2025
51st of 215		 8.1 % 2025
195th of 215

Human development

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Human Development Index 0.563 2023
163rd of 193		 0.649 2023
138th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.374 2023
136th of 169		 0.426 2023
128th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.542 2023
126th of 156		 0.631 2023
98th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.603 2023
161st of 172		 0.565 2023
151st of 172

Economy

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
GDP 11.7 bn US$ 2025
147th of 186		 16.3 bn US$ 2025
138th of 186
GDP per capita 2,198 US$ 2025
151st of 186		 2,515 US$ 2025
148th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 7,676 int. $ 2025
140th of 185		 7,248 int. $ 2025
141st of 185
GNI per capita 2,210 US$ 2025
144th of 182		 2,280 US$ 2025
143rd of 182
GDP growth 4.0 % 2025
70th of 186		 3.1 % 2025
100th of 186
Inflation 1.5 % 2025
118th of 165		 2.4 % 2025
93rd of 165
Trade 94.0 % 2025
52nd of 138		 91.7 % 2025
57th of 138
Exports 39.9 % 2025
63rd of 138		 48.0 % 2025
40th of 138
FDI inflows 13.2 % 2024
11th of 192		 3.8 % 2024
63rd of 192
Manufacturing 4.6 % 2025
119th of 132		 12.9 % 2020
Agriculture 20.0 % 2025
30th of 158		 10.1 % 2025
57th of 158
Military spending 2.2 % 2024
47th of 147		 1.2 % 2024
99th of 147
Tax revenue - 6.5 % 2021

Labour

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Unemployment 10.3 % 2025
147th of 181		 19.9 % 2025
176th of 181
Youth unemployment 22.9 % 2025
146th of 181		 40.5 % 2025
175th of 181
Women in the labour force 26.2 % 2025
167th of 181		 65.6 % 2025
21st of 181
Jobs in agriculture 32.1 % 2025
53rd of 181		 36.4 % 2025
42nd of 181
Weekly hours worked 39.5 h 2025
87th of 181		 48.9 h 2025
4th of 181
Youth NEET rate 36.7 % 2025
168th of 181		 29.4 % 2025
150th of 181
Output per hour 15.1 $ 2025
113th of 181		 7.5 $ 2025
140th of 181
Labour income share - 44.1 % 2025
63rd of 114

Health

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Health spending 4.3 % 2023
145th of 192		 3.3 % 2023
172nd of 192
Health spending per person 92 US$ 2023
144th of 191		 76 US$ 2023
156th of 191
Physicians 0.26 /1,000 2022
90th of 125		 0.17 /1,000 2022
103rd of 125
Under-5 mortality 36.9 ‰ 2024
149th of 196		 39.1 ‰ 2024
157th of 196
Maternal mortality 381 /100k 2023
180th of 194		 241 /100k 2023
165th of 194
Tobacco use 9.9 % 2024
32nd of 166		 16.2 % 2024
70th of 166
Safe drinking water - 45.9 % 2021

Food

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Calories per person 2,909 kcal 2023
84th of 155		 2,241 kcal 2024
145th of 155
Protein supply 84.5 g 2022
105th of 174		 56.5 g 2022
161st of 174
Animal protein supply 32.1 g 2022
110th of 174		 31.6 g 2022
112th of 174
Fat supply 68.7 g 2022
123rd of 174		 54.4 g 2022
151st of 174
Food insecurity 65.1 % 2024
120th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 12.5 % 2024
94th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 55.3 % 2022
64th of 160		 88.7 % 2022
37th of 160

Education

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Literacy 59.5 % 2020 -
Secondary enrolment 36.0 % 2020 50.5 % 2012
Tertiary enrolment 6.0 % 2020 10.4 % 2023
119th of 128
Education spending 7.6 % 2024
36th of 121		 3.3 % 2023
72nd of 121
Expected schooling 7.9 yrs 2023
186th of 195		 12.7 yrs 2023
124th of 195
Mean schooling 4.9 yrs 2023
172nd of 193		 8.3 yrs 2023
125th of 193

Society

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Income inequality 32.0 2019 48.9 2011
Extreme poverty 10.2 % 2019 39.2 % 2011
Internet use 45.8 % 2024
150th of 182		 47.3 % 2024
147th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 92.1 /100 2024
127th of 151		 95.5 /100 2024
121st of 151
Electricity access 52.2 % 2024
198th of 213		 53.0 % 2024
196th of 213
Women in parliament 23.3 % 2025
107th of 184		 14.6 % 2025
145th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Refugees hosted 301,490 2025
26th of 177		 62,500 2025
59th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 56.7 ‰ 2025
4th of 177		 9.6 ‰ 2025
47th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 7,378 2025
64th of 177		 8,109 2025
61st of 177
Refugees from the country 43,906 2025
35th of 199		 13,134 2025
57th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 8.3 ‰ 2025
22nd of 199		 2.0 ‰ 2025
42nd of 199

Governance

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Control of corruption 29.0 /100 2024
161st of 207		 19.0 /100 2024
193rd of 207
Government effectiveness 36.9 /100 2024
160th of 205		 29.7 /100 2024
185th of 205
Rule of law 42.1 /100 2024
155th of 207		 36.7 /100 2024
179th of 207
Regulatory quality 42.6 /100 2024
165th of 205		 36.7 /100 2024
182nd of 205
Voice and accountability 40.7 /100 2024
149th of 205		 33.8 /100 2024
176th of 205
Political stability 56.3 /100 2024
151st of 207		 61.5 /100 2024
127th of 207

Environment

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
CO₂ per capita 0.97 t 2024
63rd of 202		 1.34 t 2024
74th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 5.2 Mt 2024
136th of 204		 8.8 Mt 2024
112th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
136th of 204		 0.02 % 2024
112th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
146th of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
130th of 204
GHG per capita 3.39 t 2024
91st of 202		 3.89 t 2024
97th of 202
Renewable energy 19.6 % 2022
100th of 211		 71.4 % 2021
25th of 211
Forest area 0.3 % 2023
202nd of 212		 64.1 % 2023
20th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 46.5 µg/m³ 2023
185th of 200		 36.5 µg/m³ 2023
172nd of 200
Water stress 13.2 % 2022
99th of 176		 0.0 % 2022
1st of 176
Land area 1 mn km² 2023
28th of 214		 341,500 km² 2023
65th of 214

Energy

Indicator Mauritania Republic of the Congo
Renewable electricity 22.7 % 2024
114th of 190		 20.9 % 2024
117th of 190
Wind and solar 12.6 % 2024
61st of 190		 0.2 % 2024
169th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
123rd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
57th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 22.7 % 2024
120th of 190		 20.9 % 2024
123rd of 190
Fossil electricity 77.3 % 2024
120th of 190		 79.1 % 2024
123rd of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
70th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
23rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 515 g/kWh 2024
110th of 190		 716 g/kWh 2024
180th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.46 MWh 2024
153rd of 191		 0.85 MWh 2024
140th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.