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
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Mauritania vs Senegal
111 shared metrics.
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Senegal
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Senegal.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Senegal leads in 61 of 111 shared metrics, while Mauritania leads in 50.
Mauritania's Highest Elevation is 325.8x that of Senegal (915 m vs 2.8 m).
Mauritania's Firms Asked for Bribes is 28.5x that of Senegal (29.44% of firms vs 1.00% of firms).
Mauritania's Water Stress (%) is 27.4x that of Senegal (337.05% vs 11.87%).
Mauritania's Milk Consumption per Person is 8.5x that of Senegal (160.82 kg/person/yr vs 16.86 kg/person/yr).
Mauritania's Youth Unemployment Rate is 5.3x that of Senegal (22.92% of youth labor force vs 3.6% of youth labor force).
Key Comparisons
Highest ElevationMauritania leads
Mauritania
915 m
Senegal
2.8 m
Firms Asked for BribesMauritania leads
Mauritania
29.44% of firms
Senegal
1.00% of firms
Water Stress (%)Mauritania leads
Mauritania
337.05%
Senegal
11.87%
Milk Consumption per PersonMauritania leads
Mauritania
160.82 kg/person/yr
Senegal
16.86 kg/person/yr
Youth Unemployment RateMauritania leads
Mauritania
22.92% of youth labor force
Senegal
3.6% of youth labor force
Firms Making Informal PaymentsMauritania leads
Mauritania
42.08% of firms
Senegal
7.0% of firms
All Metrics
Highest Elevation
MauritaniaMauritania
915 m
Senegal
2.8 m
32579% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
MauritaniaMauritania
29.44% of firms
Senegal
1.00% of firms
2851% higher
Water Stress (%)
MauritaniaMauritania
337.05%
Senegal
11.87%
2740% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
MauritaniaMauritania
160.82 kg/person/yr
Senegal
16.86 kg/person/yr
854% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
22.92% of youth labor force
Senegal
3.6% of youth labor force
534% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
MauritaniaMauritania
42.08% of firms
Senegal
7.0% of firms
498% higher
Land Area
MauritaniaMauritania
1.03M km²
Senegal
192.5K km²
435% higher
Nurses & Midwives
MauritaniaMauritania
1.7 per 1k
Senegal
0.43 per 1k
281% higher
Unemployment Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
10.37%
Senegal
3.0%
247% higher
Inflation Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
2.5%
Senegal
0.80%
213% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
MauritaniaMauritania
9.4%
Senegal
3.0%
210% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
MauritaniaMauritania
52.42% of adults
Senegal
17.05% of adults
207% higher
Obesity Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
20.84%
Senegal
8.7%
140% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
MauritaniaMauritania
0.26 per 1k
Senegal
0.11 per 1k
136% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
MauritaniaMauritania
31.06 kg/person/yr
Senegal
14.13 kg/person/yr
120% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MauritaniaMauritania
13.2% of GDP
Senegal
6.1% of GDP
115% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
MauritaniaMauritania
100% of GDP
Senegal
47.8% of GDP
109% higher
Political Corruption Index
MauritaniaMauritania
0.82
Senegal
0.40
104% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
SenegalMauritania
0.29%
Senegal
41.28%
99% lower
Protected Land (%)
SenegalMauritania
0.60%
Senegal
26.3%
98% lower
Forest Area
SenegalMauritania
3.0K km²
Senegal
79.5K km²
96% lower
Population Density
SenegalMauritania
4.9 /km²
Senegal
93.89 /km²
95% lower
Scientific Publications
SenegalMauritania
26.47
Senegal
450.9
94% lower
Land Border Length
MauritaniaMauritania
5.0K km
Senegal
2.7K km
86% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
SenegalMauritania
10.16% of adults
Senegal
66.91% of adults
85% lower
Electricity Generation
SenegalMauritania
1.6 TWh
Senegal
8.1 TWh
80% lower
Official Languages Count
SenegalMauritania
1.0
Senegal
4.0
75% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
SenegalMauritania
0.13
Senegal
0.48
74% lower
Population
SenegalMauritania
5.20M
Senegal
18.85M
72% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
SenegalMauritania
2.0 sites
Senegal
7.0 sites
71% lower
Broadband Access (%)
SenegalMauritania
0.59 per 100 people
Senegal
2.0 per 100 people
70% lower
Air Passengers
SenegalMauritania
329.0K
Senegal
1.07M
69% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
SenegalMauritania
11
Senegal
36
69% lower
Exports (% GDP)
MauritaniaMauritania
41.41% of GDP
Senegal
24.69% of GDP
68% higher
GDP (Nominal)
SenegalMauritania
$10,908,045,686.88
Senegal
$32,808,056,600.94
67% lower
Digital Payments Used
SenegalMauritania
24.38% of adults
Senegal
73.48% of adults
67% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
SenegalMauritania
5.0 Mt CO2e
Senegal
14.2 Mt CO2e
65% lower
Irrigated Land
SenegalMauritania
450 km²
Senegal
1.2K km²
62% lower
University Enrollment Rate
SenegalMauritania
6.0%
Senegal
15.33%
61% lower
Suicide Rate
SenegalMauritania
2.7 per 100k
Senegal
6.8 per 100k
60% lower
Water Withdrawal
SenegalMauritania
1.3 B m³
Senegal
3.1 B m³
56% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
SenegalMauritania
9.5 per 100k
Senegal
20.8 per 100k
54% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
SenegalMauritania
812.0K kW
Senegal
1.77M kW
54% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MauritaniaMauritania
84.27% of firms
Senegal
55.04% of firms
53% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
MauritaniaMauritania
10.73 per 100k
Senegal
7.1 per 100k
51% higher
Teen Birth Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
88.9 per 1k
Senegal
60.24 per 1k
48% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
SenegalMauritania
0.33
Senegal
0.63
48% lower
Smoking Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
9.5%
Senegal
6.5%
46% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
SenegalMauritania
19.6%
Senegal
35.4%
45% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
MauritaniaMauritania
$7,368.75
Senegal
$5,070.65
45% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
SenegalMauritania
23.3%
Senegal
41.21%
43% lower
Coastline Length
MauritaniaMauritania
754 km
Senegal
531 km
42% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
MauritaniaMauritania
$90.42
Senegal
$63.73
42% higher
Internet Users (%)
SenegalMauritania
37%
Senegal
61%
39% lower
Military Spending
MauritaniaMauritania
2.2% of GDP
Senegal
1.6% of GDP
38% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
SenegalMauritania
0.54
Senegal
0.85
37% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
SenegalMauritania
30 pts
Senegal
46 pts
35% lower
CO2 Per Capita
MauritaniaMauritania
1.0 t/person/yr
Senegal
0.76 t/person/yr
33% higher
Electricity Access (%)
SenegalMauritania
50.3%
Senegal
74.2%
32% lower
Capital Elevation
SenegalMauritania
7.0 m
Senegal
10 m
30% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
SenegalMauritania
8.7 kg/person/yr
Senegal
12.12 kg/person/yr
28% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SenegalMauritania
92 per 100 people
Senegal
123.91 per 100 people
26% lower
GNI Per Capita
MauritaniaMauritania
$2,120
Senegal
$1,680
26% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
SenegalMauritania
15 days/yr
Senegal
20 days/yr
25% lower
Airports
MauritaniaMauritania
25
Senegal
20
25% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
SenegalMauritania
9.6% of adults
Senegal
12.5% of adults
23% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
SenegalMauritania
4.7% of GDP
Senegal
6.2% of GDP
23% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
SenegalMauritania
0.63
Senegal
0.82
23% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
SenegalMauritania
12.1% of firms
Senegal
15.78% of firms
23% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
SenegalMauritania
38.53%
Senegal
49.4%
22% lower
Railway Length
SenegalMauritania
728 km
Senegal
906 km
20% lower
Imports (% GDP)
MauritaniaMauritania
52.19% of GDP
Senegal
43.45% of GDP
20% higher
Fertility Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
4.8 children/woman
Senegal
4.0 children/woman
20% higher
Credit Card Ownership
SenegalMauritania
7.3% of adults
Senegal
9.1% of adults
20% lower
Border Neighbors
SenegalMauritania
4.0
Senegal
5.0
20% lower
Dependency Ratio
MauritaniaMauritania
84.98% of working-age pop.
Senegal
71.82% of working-age pop.
18% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
59.53%
Senegal
50.36%
18% higher
Birth Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
34.01 per 1k
Senegal
29.54 per 1k
15% higher
Solar Electricity Share
SenegalMauritania
7.7%
Senegal
8.9%
13% lower
Youth Population (%)
MauritaniaMauritania
42.71%
Senegal
38.18%
12% higher
Median Age
SenegalMauritania
17.1 years
Senegal
19.1 years
11% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
MauritaniaMauritania
21.0K
Senegal
19.0K
11% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
MauritaniaMauritania
70.82 µg/m³
Senegal
63.74 µg/m³
11% higher
Elderly Population (%)
SenegalMauritania
3.2%
Senegal
3.6%
11% lower
Food Waste per Person
MauritaniaMauritania
130.05 kg/person/yr
Senegal
117.54 kg/person/yr
11% higher
Wind Electricity Share
SenegalMauritania
4.8%
Senegal
5.4%
10% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
MauritaniaMauritania
4.5% of GDP
Senegal
4.1% of GDP
10% higher
Urban Population (%)
MauritaniaMauritania
60.61%
Senegal
55.24%
10% higher
Death Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
5.2 per 1k
Senegal
4.8 per 1k
7% higher
Life Evaluation Score
SenegalMauritania
4.5 pts
Senegal
4.8 pts
7% lower
Human Development Index
MauritaniaMauritania
0.56
Senegal
0.53
6% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
SenegalMauritania
39.2% of adults
Senegal
41.5% of adults
6% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
SenegalMauritania
58.68%
Senegal
62.52%
6% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SenegalMauritania
512.08 gCO2/kWh
Senegal
539.97 gCO2/kWh
5% lower
GDP Growth Rate
MauritaniaMauritania
6.3%
Senegal
6.1%
4% higher
Infant Mortality
MauritaniaMauritania
31 per 1k births
Senegal
30.2 per 1k births
3% higher
Child Mortality
SenegalMauritania
37.8 per 1k births
Senegal
38.5 per 1k births
2% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
SenegalMauritania
47.59 hrs/week
Senegal
48.31 hrs/week
1% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
MauritaniaMauritania
97.1% of adults
Senegal
95.9% of adults
1% higher
Beer Consumption
SenegalMauritania
0 L/person/yr
Senegal
0.20 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Spirits Consumption
SenegalMauritania
0 L/person/yr
Senegal
0.01 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Time Zones Count
MauritaniaMauritania
2.0 time zones
Senegal
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
SenegalMauritania
0%
Senegal
1.3%
ranked lower
Life Expectancy
SenegalMauritania
68.5 years
Senegal
68.7 years
equal
Alcohol Consumption
SenegalMauritania
0 L/adult/yr
Senegal
0.38 L/adult/yr
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
MauritaniaMauritania
0 per 1M people
Senegal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SenegalMauritania
-5 m
Senegal
0 m
ranked lower
Informal Employment Share
MauritaniaMauritania
89.31% of employed people
Senegal
89.22% of employed people
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SenegalMauritania
-5.8% of GDP
Senegal
-5.6% of GDP
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
SenegalMauritania
0 per 100k people
Senegal
0.02 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SenegalMauritania
0 per 1M people
Senegal
0.05 per 1M people
ranked lower
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