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Gambia vs Mauritania

111 shared metrics.

GambiaLeads in 49

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MauritaniaLeads in 62

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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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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 (%)

Gambia

202 per 100 people

Mauritania

0.59 per 100 people

34114% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Gambia

22.28%

Mauritania

0.29%

7647% higher

Population Density

Gambia

266.59 /km²

Mauritania

4.9 /km²

5371% higher

Protected Land (%)

Gambia

7.6%

Mauritania

0.60%

1167% higher

Tourism Revenue

Gambia

$53,000,000

Mauritania

$6,400,000.1

728% higher

Inflation Rate

Gambia

11.6%

Mauritania

2.5%

364% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Gambia

0.52

Mauritania

0.13

311% higher

Scientific Publications

Gambia

78.46

Mauritania

26.47

196% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Gambia

23.64 kg/person/yr

Mauritania

8.7 kg/person/yr

171% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Gambia

47.7%

Mauritania

19.6%

143% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Gambia

22 per 100k

Mauritania

9.5 per 100k

132% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Gambia

13.48%

Mauritania

6.0%

126% higher

Land Area

Mauritania

Gambia

10.1K km²

Mauritania

1.03M km²

99% lower

Water Stress (%)

Mauritania

Gambia

3.4%

Mauritania

337.05%

99% lower

Airports

Mauritania

Gambia

1.0

Mauritania

96% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Gambia

0.64

Mauritania

0.33

95% higher

Highest Elevation

Mauritania

Gambia

63 m

Mauritania

915 m

93% lower

Water Withdrawal

Mauritania

Gambia

0.10 B m³

Mauritania

1.3 B m³

92% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Mauritania

Gambia

0.49 Mt CO2e

Mauritania

5.0 Mt CO2e

90% lower

Coastline Length

Mauritania

Gambia

80 km

Mauritania

754 km

89% lower

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

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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%

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

0.59 per 100 people

Forest Coverage (%)

22.28%

0.29%

Population Density

266.59 /km²

4.9 /km²

Protected Land (%)

7.6%

0.60%

Tourism Revenue

$53,000,000

$6,400,000.1

Inflation Rate

11.6%

2.5%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.52

0.13

Scientific Publications

78.46

26.47

Seafood Consumption per Person

23.64 kg/person/yr

8.7 kg/person/yr

Renewable Energy (%)

47.7%

19.6%

Road Traffic Death Rate

22 per 100k

9.5 per 100k

University Enrollment Rate

13.48%

6.0%

Land Area

10.1K km²

1.03M km²

Water Stress (%)

3.4%

337.05%

Airports

1.0

Electoral Democracy Index

0.64

0.33

Highest Elevation

63 m

915 m

Water Withdrawal

0.10 B m³

1.3 B m³

Total CO2 Emissions

0.49 Mt CO2e

5.0 Mt CO2e

Coastline Length

80 km

754 km

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Broadband Access (%)

Forest Coverage (%)

Population Density

Protected Land (%)

Tourism Revenue

Inflation Rate

Liberal Democracy Index

Scientific Publications

Seafood Consumption per Person

Renewable Energy (%)

Road Traffic Death Rate

University Enrollment Rate

Land Area

Water Stress (%)

Airports

Electoral Democracy Index

Highest Elevation

Water Withdrawal

Total CO2 Emissions

Coastline Length

Irrigated Land

Mobile Money Accounts

Land Border Length

Armed Forces Personnel

Electric Generating Capacity

Exports (% GDP)

GDP (Nominal)

Suicide Rate

Meat Consumption per Person

Border Neighbors

Military Spending

Milk Consumption per Person

Credit Card Ownership

CO2 Per Capita

Electricity Generation

Health Spending Per Capita

Political Corruption Index

Doctors (per 1,000)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Agricultural Land (%)

Women in Parliament (%)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Nurses & Midwives

GNI Per Capita

Youth Unemployment Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Population

Women's Political Empowerment

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Education Spending (% GDP)

Obesity Rate

Unemployment Rate

Merchant Fleet Size

Imports (% GDP)

Teen Birth Rate

Electricity Access (%)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Firms with Female Top Manager

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Freedom of Expression Index

Fertility Rate

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Forest Area

Internet Users (%)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Corruption Perceptions Index

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Birth Rate

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

Sanitation Access (%)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Government Debt (% GDP)