Algeria vs Mauritania
Algeria vs Mauritania: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.66% in Algeria and 3.09% in Mauritania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Algeria, by 0.57 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Mauritania.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Algeria ranked 70 and Mauritania ranked 134 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Algeria | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.66 | 3.09 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.65 | 3.08 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.64 | 3.06 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.63 | 3.04 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.62 | 3.03 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.62 | 3.02 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.62 | 3.02 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.61 | 3.01 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.62 | 3.01 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.63 | 3.02 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.64 | 3.02 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.65 | 3.02 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.66 | 3.03 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.66 | 3.03 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.66 | 3.04 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.66 | 3.05 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.66 | 3.05 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.66 | 3.06 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.66 | 3.08 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.67 | 3.1 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.67 | 3.12 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.67 | 3.13 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.68 | 3.14 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.69 | 3.15 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 3.15 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.71 | 3.15 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.72 | 3.15 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.73 | 3.15 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Mauritania
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Mauritania: 68.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Mauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Mauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Mauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Mauritania: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Mauritania: 17.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Mauritania: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Mauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Mauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Mauritania: $315M in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Mauritania: $61 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Mauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Mauritania: 21,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Mauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Mauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Mauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024