Gambia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of The Gambia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The Gambia is a long, narrow river country, almost entirely wrapped by Senegal.
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Gambia vs Mauritania
111 shared metrics.
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Mauritania
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Identity
Formal name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named for the ancient kingdom of Mauretania (3rd century B.C. to 1st century A.D.).
CIA 2026
Analysis
Mauritania leads in 62 of 111 shared metrics, while Gambia leads in 49.
Gambia's Broadband Access (%) is 341.1x that of Mauritania (202 per 100 people vs 0.59 per 100 people).
Gambia's Forest Coverage (%) is 76.5x that of Mauritania (22.28% vs 0.29%).
Gambia's Population Density is 53.7x that of Mauritania (266.59 /km² vs 4.9 /km²).
Gambia's Protected Land (%) is 11.7x that of Mauritania (7.6% vs 0.60%).
Gambia's Tourism Revenue is 7.3x that of Mauritania ($53,000,000 vs $6,400,000.1).
Key Comparisons
Broadband Access (%)Gambia leads
Gambia
202 per 100 people
Mauritania
0.59 per 100 people
Forest Coverage (%)Gambia leads
Gambia
22.28%
Mauritania
0.29%
Population DensityGambia leads
Gambia
266.59 /km²
Mauritania
4.9 /km²
Protected Land (%)Gambia leads
Gambia
7.6%
Mauritania
0.60%
Tourism RevenueGambia leads
Gambia
$53,000,000
Mauritania
$6,400,000.1
Inflation RateGambia leads
Gambia
11.6%
Mauritania
2.5%
All Metrics
Broadband Access (%)
GambiaGambia
202 per 100 people
Mauritania
0.59 per 100 people
34114% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
GambiaGambia
22.28%
Mauritania
0.29%
7647% higher
Population Density
GambiaGambia
266.59 /km²
Mauritania
4.9 /km²
5371% higher
Protected Land (%)
GambiaGambia
7.6%
Mauritania
0.60%
1167% higher
Tourism Revenue
GambiaGambia
$53,000,000
Mauritania
$6,400,000.1
728% higher
Inflation Rate
GambiaGambia
11.6%
Mauritania
2.5%
364% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
GambiaGambia
0.52
Mauritania
0.13
311% higher
Scientific Publications
GambiaGambia
78.46
Mauritania
26.47
196% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
GambiaGambia
23.64 kg/person/yr
Mauritania
8.7 kg/person/yr
171% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GambiaGambia
47.7%
Mauritania
19.6%
143% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
GambiaGambia
22 per 100k
Mauritania
9.5 per 100k
132% higher
University Enrollment Rate
GambiaGambia
13.48%
Mauritania
6.0%
126% higher
Land Area
MauritaniaGambia
10.1K km²
Mauritania
1.03M km²
99% lower
Water Stress (%)
MauritaniaGambia
3.4%
Mauritania
337.05%
99% lower
Airports
MauritaniaGambia
1.0
Mauritania
25
96% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
GambiaGambia
0.64
Mauritania
0.33
95% higher
Highest Elevation
MauritaniaGambia
63 m
Mauritania
915 m
93% lower
Water Withdrawal
MauritaniaGambia
0.10 B m³
Mauritania
1.3 B m³
92% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
MauritaniaGambia
0.49 Mt CO2e
Mauritania
5.0 Mt CO2e
90% lower
Coastline Length
MauritaniaGambia
80 km
Mauritania
754 km
89% lower
Irrigated Land
MauritaniaGambia
50 km²
Mauritania
450 km²
89% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
GambiaGambia
19.09% of adults
Mauritania
10.16% of adults
88% higher
Land Border Length
MauritaniaGambia
749 km
Mauritania
5.0K km
85% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
MauritaniaGambia
4.0K
Mauritania
21.0K
81% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
MauritaniaGambia
162.0K kW
Mauritania
812.0K kW
80% lower
Exports (% GDP)
MauritaniaGambia
8.7% of GDP
Mauritania
41.41% of GDP
79% lower
GDP (Nominal)
MauritaniaGambia
$2,404,888,749.22
Mauritania
$10,908,045,686.88
78% lower
Suicide Rate
GambiaGambia
4.8 per 100k
Mauritania
2.7 per 100k
77% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
MauritaniaGambia
7.8 kg/person/yr
Mauritania
31.06 kg/person/yr
75% lower
Border Neighbors
MauritaniaGambia
1.0
Mauritania
4.0
75% lower
Military Spending
MauritaniaGambia
0.57% of GDP
Mauritania
2.2% of GDP
73% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
MauritaniaGambia
45.71 kg/person/yr
Mauritania
160.82 kg/person/yr
72% lower
Credit Card Ownership
MauritaniaGambia
2.0% of adults
Mauritania
7.3% of adults
72% lower
CO2 Per Capita
MauritaniaGambia
0.29 t/person/yr
Mauritania
1.0 t/person/yr
71% lower
Electricity Generation
MauritaniaGambia
0.51 TWh
Mauritania
1.6 TWh
69% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
MauritaniaGambia
$28.9
Mauritania
$90.42
68% lower
Political Corruption Index
MauritaniaGambia
0.27
Mauritania
0.82
67% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
MauritaniaGambia
0.09 per 1k
Mauritania
0.26 per 1k
65% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
MauritaniaGambia
3.3%
Mauritania
9.4%
65% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
GambiaGambia
62.65%
Mauritania
38.53%
63% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
MauritaniaGambia
8.6%
Mauritania
23.3%
63% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
MauritaniaGambia
21.12% of adults
Mauritania
52.42% of adults
60% lower
Nurses & Midwives
MauritaniaGambia
0.68 per 1k
Mauritania
1.7 per 1k
59% lower
GNI Per Capita
MauritaniaGambia
$880
Mauritania
$2,120
58% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
MauritaniaGambia
10.86% of youth labor force
Mauritania
22.92% of youth labor force
53% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
MauritaniaGambia
$3,475.61
Mauritania
$7,368.75
53% lower
Population
MauritaniaGambia
2.52M
Mauritania
5.20M
51% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
GambiaGambia
0.81
Mauritania
0.54
50% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GambiaGambia
21 days/yr
Mauritania
15 days/yr
40% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
MauritaniaGambia
2.8% of GDP
Mauritania
4.7% of GDP
40% lower
Obesity Rate
MauritaniaGambia
13.22%
Mauritania
20.84%
37% lower
Unemployment Rate
MauritaniaGambia
6.5%
Mauritania
10.37%
37% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
GambiaGambia
15
Mauritania
11
36% higher
Imports (% GDP)
MauritaniaGambia
33.42% of GDP
Mauritania
52.19% of GDP
36% lower
Teen Birth Rate
MauritaniaGambia
58.09 per 1k
Mauritania
88.9 per 1k
35% lower
Electricity Access (%)
GambiaGambia
66.9%
Mauritania
50.3%
33% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
MauritaniaGambia
20.1% of firms
Mauritania
29.44% of firms
32% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
MauritaniaGambia
8.2% of firms
Mauritania
12.1% of firms
32% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
GambiaGambia
666.67 gCO2/kWh
Mauritania
512.08 gCO2/kWh
30% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
GambiaGambia
0.81
Mauritania
0.63
30% higher
Fertility Rate
MauritaniaGambia
3.4 children/woman
Mauritania
4.8 children/woman
29% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MauritaniaGambia
9.7% of GDP
Mauritania
13.2% of GDP
27% lower
Forest Area
MauritaniaGambia
2.3K km²
Mauritania
3.0K km²
24% lower
Internet Users (%)
GambiaGambia
46%
Mauritania
37%
24% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
MauritaniaGambia
3.4% of GDP
Mauritania
4.5% of GDP
24% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
GambiaGambia
37 pts
Mauritania
30 pts
23% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
MauritaniaGambia
8.4 per 100k
Mauritania
10.73 per 100k
22% lower
Birth Rate
MauritaniaGambia
26.49 per 1k
Mauritania
34.01 per 1k
22% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
GambiaGambia
83.8%
Mauritania
70.4%
19% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
MauritaniaGambia
48.17%
Mauritania
58.68%
18% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MauritaniaGambia
58.36 µg/m³
Mauritania
70.82 µg/m³
18% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
MauritaniaGambia
82.3% of GDP
Mauritania
100% of GDP
18% lower
Child Mortality
GambiaGambia
44.1 per 1k births
Mauritania
37.8 per 1k births
17% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GambiaGambia
106.78 per 100 people
Mauritania
92 per 100 people
16% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
GambiaGambia
10.9% of adults
Mauritania
9.6% of adults
14% higher
Digital Payments Used
GambiaGambia
27.71% of adults
Mauritania
24.38% of adults
14% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
MauritaniaGambia
41.57 hrs/week
Mauritania
47.59 hrs/week
13% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
MauritaniaGambia
51.64%
Mauritania
59.53%
13% lower
GDP Growth Rate
MauritaniaGambia
5.6%
Mauritania
6.3%
12% lower
Smoking Rate
GambiaGambia
10.5%
Mauritania
9.5%
11% higher
Dependency Ratio
MauritaniaGambia
76.45% of working-age pop.
Mauritania
84.98% of working-age pop.
10% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
MauritaniaGambia
87.11% of adults
Mauritania
97.1% of adults
10% lower
Infant Mortality
GambiaGambia
33.8 per 1k births
Mauritania
31 per 1k births
9% higher
Human Development Index
MauritaniaGambia
0.52
Mauritania
0.56
7% lower
Death Rate
GambiaGambia
5.5 per 1k
Mauritania
5.2 per 1k
7% higher
Median Age
GambiaGambia
18.2 years
Mauritania
17.1 years
6% higher
Youth Population (%)
MauritaniaGambia
40.25%
Mauritania
42.71%
6% lower
Urban Population (%)
GambiaGambia
64.3%
Mauritania
60.61%
6% higher
Informal Employment Share
MauritaniaGambia
83.88% of employed people
Mauritania
89.31% of employed people
6% lower
Elderly Population (%)
MauritaniaGambia
3.1%
Mauritania
3.2%
5% lower
Life Expectancy
MauritaniaGambia
65.9 years
Mauritania
68.5 years
4% lower
Life Evaluation Score
MauritaniaGambia
4.3 pts
Mauritania
4.5 pts
4% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
MauritaniaGambia
37.9% of adults
Mauritania
39.2% of adults
3% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
GambiaGambia
86.94% of firms
Mauritania
84.27% of firms
3% higher
Food Waste per Person
GambiaGambia
133.01 kg/person/yr
Mauritania
130.05 kg/person/yr
2% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
GambiaGambia
42.32% of firms
Mauritania
42.08% of firms
1% higher
Beer Consumption
GambiaGambia
0.08 L/person/yr
Mauritania
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Spirits Consumption
GambiaGambia
0.01 L/person/yr
Mauritania
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
GambiaGambia
2.0 time zones
Mauritania
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
GambiaGambia
0%
Mauritania
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
MauritaniaGambia
0%
Mauritania
4.8%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
MauritaniaGambia
0%
Mauritania
7.7%
ranked lower
Alcohol Consumption
GambiaGambia
0.61 L/adult/yr
Mauritania
0 L/adult/yr
ranked higher
Capital Elevation
MauritaniaGambia
0 m
Mauritania
7.0 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GambiaGambia
0 per 1M people
Mauritania
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
GambiaGambia
0 m
Mauritania
-5 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
GambiaGambia
1.0
Mauritania
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GambiaGambia
-4.9% of GDP
Mauritania
-5.8% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GambiaGambia
2.0 sites
Mauritania
2.0 sites
equal
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GambiaGambia
0 per 100k people
Mauritania
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GambiaGambia
0 per 1M people
Mauritania
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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