Compare Mauritania & its neighbours
(Algeria, Cabo Verde, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara)
| Mauritania | Algeria | Cabo Verde | Mali | Senegal | Western Sahara |
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| Country Code | | MR | DZ | CV | ML | SN | EH |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 1,030,700 | 2,381,740 | 4,033 | 1,240,192 | 196,722 | 266,000 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 754 | 998 | 965 | | 531 | 1,110 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 915
(Kediet Ijill) | 2,908
(Tahat) | 2,829
(Mt. Fogo (a volcano on Fogo Island)) | 1,155
(Hombori Tondo) | 3
(unnamed elevation) | 805
(unnamed elevation) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 276 | 800 | | 343 | 69 | 256 |
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| Population | | 3,840,429 | 41,657,488 | 568,373 | 18,429,893 | 15,020,945 | 619,551 |
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| Median Age | | 20.70 | 28.30 | 25.80 | 15.80 | 19.00 | 21.50 |
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| Growth Rate | | 2.14 % | 1.63 % | 1.32 % | 2.98 % | 2.36 % | 2.64 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 29.90 | 21.50 | 19.70 | 43.20 | 32.90 | 28.90 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 7.80 | 4.30 | 6.00 | 9.60 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
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| Urban Population | | 53.70 % | 72.60 % | 65.70 % | 42.40 % | 47.20 % | 86.70 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | | | | 18.80 | 21.90 | |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 602.00 | 140.00 | 42.00 | 587.00 | 315.00 | |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 50.50 | 18.90 | 21.10 | 67.60 | 48.00 | 50.50 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 3.80 % | 7.20 % | 4.80 % | 6.90 % | 4.70 % | |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.18 | 1.83 | 0.77 | 0.14 | 0.07 | |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | | 1.90 | 2.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 12.70 % | 27.40 % | 11.80 % | 8.60 % | 8.80 % | |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 2.60 % | | 5.20 % | 3.10 % | 6.20 % | |
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| School life
(years) | | 8 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 9 | |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 15.20 % | 25.70 % | 32.50 % | 2.30 % | 5.30 % | |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 17.280 billion | 630.000 billion | 3.777 billion | 41.220 billion | 54.800 billion | 906,500,000 |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 3.50 % | 1.40 % | 4.00 % | 5.40 % | 7.20 % | |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 4,500 | 15,200 | 7,000 | 2,200 | 3,500 | 2,500 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 24.20 % | 37.80 % | 32.40 % | 16.50 % | 21.20 % | |
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