Mauritania AI Report
Date: December 19, 2025
Mauritania is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. Mauritania is a republic country. It has 2 world heritage sites.
Mauritania is the 122nd ranked country in population and 27th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Literacy Rate (%)
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Out of 195 countries in the world, Mauritania is the 16th worst ranked in Literacy Rate (%) . This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
The Average Total No. of Pharmacists of 195 countries in the world is 19,528. Mauritania is the 42nd worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Mauritania is the 52nd worst ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) out of all the 195 countries.This implies that this country is a developing country.
The Average Total No. of Doctors of 195 countries in the world is 78,648. Mauritania is the 53rd worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Languages Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Soninke | # People | 5,328 | 4 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Soninke as a % of total Soninke speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | French | # People | 596,219 | 12 | 1129 | ||
| 4 | Fula as a % of total Fula speakers | % People | 0 | 13 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | Arabic as a % of total Arabic speakers | % People | 0 | 15 | 1129 | ||
| 6 | Arabic | # People | 1,760,925 | 17 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Fula | # People | 188,175 | 16 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Berber | # People | 116,117 | 6 | 1234 | ||
Demographics Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 15 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 53 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 143 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 125 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 122 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 121 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 88 | 1232 | ||
Culture Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 18 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 51 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 51 | 1233 | ||
Work Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 52 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 52 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 171 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 155 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 142 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 136 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 136 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 136 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 127 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 126 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 106 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 106 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 101 | 1232 | ||
| 12 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 82 | 1230 | ||
Wealth Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 65 | 1129 | |||
| 2 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 74 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 134 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 146 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 6,447 | 144 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 125 | 1235 | |||
| 5 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 123 | 1230 | |||
| 6 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 131 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,228 | 131 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 127 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 90 | 1230 | |||
| 10 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 90 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 83 | 1233 | |||
Urbanization Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 85 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 23 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 173 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1235 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 123 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 121 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 111 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 46 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 105 | 1232 | ||
Education Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 180 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 158 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 143 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 143 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 140 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 134 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 130 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 129 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 114 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 4,946,299 | 111 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,858,694 | 109 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 107 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 39 | 1231 | ||
| 14 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 29 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 5,059,423 | 28 | 1235 | ||
| 16 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 21 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 17 | 1235 | ||
Nature Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 179 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 151 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 132 | 1235 | |||
| 4 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 149 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 147 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 146 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 138 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 116 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 120 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 107 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 108 | 1231 | ||
| 12 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 103 | 1235 | ||
| 13 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 93 | 1231 | ||
| 14 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 87 | 1230 | ||
| 15 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 87 | 1233 | ||
| 16 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 67 | 1234 | ||
| 17 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 76 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 51 | 1234 | ||
| 19 | Rice prod. | Tons | 5,090,580 | 53 | 1233 | ||
| 20 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 37 | 1231 | ||
| 21 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 37 | 1233 | ||
| 22 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 32 | 1233 | ||
| 23 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 32 | 1233 | ||
| 24 | Iron Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 33,258 | 16 | 1235 | ||
| 25 | Iron Production (% of Total Iron Production) | Percent | 2 | 16 | 1232 | ||
Internet Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 167 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 32 | 159 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 16 | 154 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 131 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 150 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 149 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 127 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,652,451 | 142 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 134 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 3,609,530 | 144 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 12 | 141 | 1232 | ||
| 12 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 24 | 138 | 1234 | ||
| 13 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 138 | 1233 | ||
| 14 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 138 | 1232 | ||
| 15 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 31 | 138 | 1230 | ||
| 16 | Twitter users | # People | 2,908,615 | 135 | 1232 | ||
| 17 | Internet Users | # People | 28,115,900 | 131 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Facebook users | # People | 6,739,260 | 124 | 1235 | ||
| 19 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 95 | 1233 | ||
Health Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 153 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 143 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 142 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 135 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 128 | 1232 | ||
Media Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 123 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 116 | 1231 | ||
Governance Metrics
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 111 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 121 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 99 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 112 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 86 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Lawyers Per 100K | People Per 100K | 160 | 44 | 1233 | ||
Language
- Official Language:
- 1. Arabic : 3,359,185
- 2. French : 705,500
Mother Tongue : Arabic
Literacy Rate (%) : 53.50
Basic Details
| Country Capital | : | Nauakchott |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 2,477 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 144th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 68 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 2,260,817 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 131st/195 |
| Area | : | 1,030,588 |
| Area Rank | : | 27th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 5,315 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 122nd/195 |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Mauritania
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouadhibou | 152,592 |
| 2 | Nouakchott | 1,237,262 |
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