Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania vs Senegal: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 45.8% in Mauritania and 60.1% in Senegal, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 14.3 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Mauritania.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 1997.
- In 2024, Mauritania ranked 150 and Senegal ranked 136 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 45.8 | 60.1 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 45 | 59.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 42.5 | 56.8 | 67 |
| 2021 | 35.6 | 55 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 29.9 | 53.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 25.1 | 43.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 23 | 35.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 21 | 29.6 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 19.2 | 25.7 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 17.6 | 21.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 11.8 | 17.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 4.4 | – |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 2.1 | – |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 1 | – |
| 2001 | 0.3 | 1 | – |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 0.4 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Mauritania vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMauritania: 68.5 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMauritania: 3.09% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateMauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMauritania: 61.5% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMauritania: 17.1 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMauritania: 3.2% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMauritania: $315M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMauritania: $61 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMauritania: 21,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024