Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania vs Senegal: Population
Population in 2023: 5.02 million people in Mauritania and 18.1 million people in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Senegal, by 13.1 million people, or 3.6 times that in Mauritania.
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What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Mauritania ranked 127 and Senegal ranked 71 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mauritania at 17.1 million people and Senegal at 47 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.02 million | 18.1 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 4.88 million | 17.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 4.74 million | 17.2 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 4.6 million | 16.8 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 4.47 million | 16.4 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.34 million | 15.9 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.21 million | 15.5 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.09 million | 15 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 3.97 million | 14.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 3.85 million | 14.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 3.73 million | 13.7 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 3.62 million | 13.3 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 3.5 million | 13 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 3.39 million | 12.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 3.28 million | 12.3 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 3.18 million | 12.1 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 3.09 million | 11.8 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 3.01 million | 11.5 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 2.94 million | 11.2 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 2.87 million | 11 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 2.8 million | 10.7 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 2.74 million | 10.5 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 2.68 million | 10.2 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 2.61 million | 9.97 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 2.54 million | 9.73 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 2.48 million | 9.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 2.41 million | 9.28 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 2.36 million | 9.07 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 2.31 million | 8.85 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 2.25 million | 8.62 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 2.17 million | 8.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 2.09 million | 8.17 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 2.01 million | 7.94 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 1.95 million | 7.72 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 1.9 million | 7.5 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 1.86 million | 7.29 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 1.8 million | 7.08 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 1.75 million | 6.88 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 1.7 million | 6.68 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 1.65 million | 6.5 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 1.61 million | 6.33 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 1.56 million | 6.16 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 1.52 million | 6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 1.47 million | 5.85 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 1.43 million | 5.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 1.39 million | 5.57 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 1.35 million | 5.44 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 1.32 million | 5.31 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 1.28 million | 5.17 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 1.24 million | 5.03 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 1.2 million | 4.89 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 1.17 million | 4.74 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 1.13 million | 4.6 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 1.1 million | 4.47 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 1.07 million | 4.34 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 1.04 million | 4.21 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 1 million | 4.08 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 974,200 | 3.96 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 945,800 | 3.85 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 919,000 | 3.74 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 893,400 | 3.64 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 869,200 | 3.54 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 846,200 | 3.44 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 824,300 | 3.34 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 803,600 | 3.25 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 784,000 | 3.16 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 765,300 | 3.07 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 747,600 | 2.99 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 730,700 | 2.91 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 714,700 | 2.83 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 699,400 | 2.76 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 684,800 | 2.69 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 670,900 | 2.62 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 657,700 | 2.56 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 644,900 | 2.44 million | – |
| 1948 | 632,500 | 2.4 million | – |
| 1947 | 621,300 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1946 | 610,300 | 2.31 million | – |
| 1945 | 599,500 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1944 | 588,900 | 2.23 million | – |
| 1943 | 578,500 | 2.19 million | – |
| 1942 | 568,300 | 2.15 million | – |
| 1941 | 558,700 | 2.12 million | – |
| 1940 | 549,600 | 2.08 million | – |
| 1939 | 541,200 | 2.05 million | – |
| 1938 | 533,300 | 2.02 million | – |
| 1937 | 525,900 | 1.99 million | – |
| 1936 | 518,700 | 1.97 million | – |
| 1935 | 511,500 | 1.94 million | – |
| 1934 | 504,400 | 1.91 million | – |
| 1933 | 497,500 | 1.89 million | – |
| 1932 | 490,600 | 1.86 million | – |
| 1931 | 483,700 | 1.83 million | – |
| 1930 | 476,900 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1929 | 470,000 | 1.78 million | – |
| 1928 | 463,200 | 1.76 million | – |
| 1927 | 456,300 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1926 | 449,600 | 1.7 million | – |
| 1925 | 442,900 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1924 | 436,400 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1923 | 429,900 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1922 | 423,600 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1921 | 418,000 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1920 | 413,300 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1919 | 409,400 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1918 | 406,200 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1917 | 403,800 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1916 | 401,700 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1915 | 399,600 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1914 | 397,600 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1913 | 395,500 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1912 | 393,500 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1911 | 391,300 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1910 | 388,800 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1909 | 386,100 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1908 | 383,200 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1907 | 380,100 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1906 | 377,000 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1905 | 374,000 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1904 | 370,900 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1903 | 367,900 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1902 | 365,000 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1901 | 362,100 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1900 | 359,500 | 1.38 million | – |
| 1899 | 357,000 | 1.37 million | – |
| 1898 | 354,700 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1897 | 352,500 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1896 | 350,300 | 1.34 million | – |
| 1895 | 348,200 | 1.33 million | – |
| 1894 | 346,000 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1893 | 343,900 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1892 | 341,800 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1891 | 339,800 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1890 | 337,800 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1889 | 336,000 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1888 | 334,200 | 1.27 million | – |
| 1887 | 332,400 | 1.26 million | – |
| 1886 | 330,700 | 1.25 million | – |
| 1885 | 329,000 | 1.24 million | – |
| 1884 | 327,300 | 1.22 million | – |
| 1883 | 325,600 | 1.21 million | – |
| 1882 | 324,000 | 1.2 million | – |
| 1881 | 322,300 | 1.19 million | – |
| 1880 | 320,800 | 1.18 million | – |
| 1879 | 319,300 | 1.17 million | – |
| 1878 | 318,000 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1877 | 316,600 | 1.15 million | – |
| 1876 | 315,300 | 1.13 million | – |
| 1875 | 314,000 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1874 | 312,700 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1873 | 311,400 | 1.1 million | – |
| 1872 | 310,100 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1871 | 308,800 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1870 | 307,700 | 1.07 million | – |
| 1869 | 306,600 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1868 | 305,500 | 1.05 million | – |
| 1867 | 304,600 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1866 | 303,600 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1865 | 302,600 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1864 | 301,700 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1863 | 300,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1862 | 299,700 | 1 million | – |
| 1861 | 298,800 | 993,600 | – |
| 1860 | 297,800 | 986,900 | – |
| 1859 | 296,900 | 980,500 | – |
| 1858 | 295,900 | 974,600 | – |
| 1857 | 295,000 | 969,200 | – |
| 1856 | 294,100 | 963,700 | – |
| 1855 | 293,100 | 958,300 | – |
| 1854 | 292,200 | 952,900 | – |
| 1853 | 291,200 | 947,600 | – |
| 1852 | 290,300 | 942,200 | – |
| 1851 | 290,200 | 938,600 | – |
| 1850 | 290,800 | 936,500 | – |
| 1849 | 292,000 | 935,800 | – |
| 1848 | 294,000 | 936,700 | – |
| 1847 | 296,800 | 939,200 | – |
| 1846 | 299,600 | 941,700 | – |
| 1845 | 302,400 | 944,300 | – |
| 1844 | 305,300 | 946,800 | – |
| 1843 | 308,200 | 949,300 | – |
| 1842 | 311,100 | 951,900 | – |
| 1841 | 314,000 | 954,500 | – |
| 1840 | 317,000 | 957,000 | – |
| 1839 | 320,000 | 959,600 | – |
| 1838 | 323,000 | 962,200 | – |
| 1837 | 326,100 | 964,800 | – |
| 1836 | 329,200 | 967,400 | – |
| 1835 | 332,300 | 970,000 | – |
| 1834 | 335,400 | 972,600 | – |
| 1833 | 338,600 | 975,200 | – |
| 1832 | 341,800 | 977,800 | – |
| 1831 | 345,000 | 980,500 | – |
| 1830 | 348,300 | 983,100 | – |
| 1829 | 351,600 | 985,800 | – |
| 1828 | 354,900 | 988,400 | – |
| 1827 | 358,300 | 991,100 | – |
| 1826 | 361,700 | 993,700 | – |
| 1825 | 365,100 | 996,400 | – |
| 1824 | 368,600 | 999,100 | – |
| 1823 | 372,100 | 1 million | – |
| 1822 | 375,600 | 1 million | – |
| 1821 | 378,400 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1820 | 380,500 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1819 | 382,000 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1818 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1817 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1816 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1815 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1814 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1813 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1812 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1811 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1810 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1809 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1808 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1807 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1806 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1805 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1804 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1803 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1802 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1801 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1800 | 382,700 | 1.01 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.17 million5.14 million–5.19 million | 18.5 million18.5 million–18.6 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.32 million5.24 million–5.38 million | 18.9 million18.8 million–19.1 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.46 million5.34 million–5.58 million | 19.4 million19.1 million–19.7 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.61 million5.43 million–5.78 million | 19.8 million19.4 million–20.2 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.76 million5.53 million–5.97 million | 20.3 million19.7 million–20.8 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.91 million5.63 million–6.18 million | 20.7 million20 million–21.5 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 6.06 million5.72 million–6.38 million | 21.2 million20.2 million–22.1 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 6.22 million5.81 million–6.59 million | 21.6 million20.5 million–22.7 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 6.38 million5.89 million–6.8 million | 22.1 million20.7 million–23.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 6.53 million5.98 million–7.02 million | 22.6 million21 million–24.1 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 6.69 million6.06 million–7.25 million | 23 million21.2 million–24.7 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 6.86 million6.15 million–7.49 million | 23.5 million21.4 million–25.5 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 7.02 million6.24 million–7.73 million | 23.9 million21.6 million–26.2 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 7.18 million6.32 million–7.97 million | 24.4 million21.8 million–27 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 7.35 million6.4 million–8.22 million | 24.9 million22 million–27.8 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 7.52 million6.49 million–8.46 million | 25.3 million22.2 million–28.6 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 7.68 million6.57 million–8.71 million | 25.8 million22.4 million–29.4 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 7.85 million6.65 million–8.99 million | 26.3 million22.6 million–30.2 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 8.02 million6.74 million–9.28 million | 26.7 million22.7 million–31 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 8.19 million6.81 million–9.56 million | 27.2 million22.8 million–31.8 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 8.37 million6.9 million–9.83 million | 27.6 million22.9 million–32.6 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 8.54 million6.99 million–10.1 million | 28.1 million23.1 million–33.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 8.71 million7.08 million–10.4 million | 28.6 million23.2 million–34.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 8.89 million7.16 million–10.7 million | 29 million23.3 million–35.1 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 9.06 million7.23 million–11 million | 29.5 million23.4 million–36 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 9.24 million7.31 million–11.3 million | 29.9 million23.5 million–37 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 9.42 million7.39 million–11.7 million | 30.4 million23.6 million–37.9 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 9.59 million7.45 million–12 million | 30.8 million23.6 million–38.9 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 9.77 million7.51 million–12.4 million | 31.3 million23.6 million–39.9 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 9.95 million7.58 million–12.7 million | 31.7 million23.7 million–40.9 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 10.1 million7.65 million–13.1 million | 32.2 million23.7 million–41.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 10.3 million7.71 million–13.4 million | 32.6 million23.8 million–42.9 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 10.5 million7.76 million–13.8 million | 33.1 million23.9 million–44 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 10.7 million7.8 million–14.2 million | 33.5 million23.9 million–45.1 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 10.8 million7.84 million–14.5 million | 34 million23.9 million–46.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 11 million7.89 million–14.9 million | 34.4 million23.8 million–47.1 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 11.2 million7.96 million–15.3 million | 34.8 million23.7 million–48.3 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 11.4 million8.01 million–15.7 million | 35.3 million23.7 million–49.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 11.5 million8.05 million–16 million | 35.7 million23.7 million–50.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 11.7 million8.1 million–16.5 million | 36.1 million23.6 million–51.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 11.9 million8.15 million–16.9 million | 36.5 million23.6 million–52.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 12.1 million8.21 million–17.3 million | 36.9 million23.6 million–54.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 12.2 million8.26 million–17.8 million | 37.4 million23.5 million–55.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 12.4 million8.31 million–18.2 million | 37.8 million23.3 million–56.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 12.6 million8.37 million–18.6 million | 38.2 million23.2 million–58 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 12.7 million8.41 million–19.1 million | 38.5 million23.1 million–59.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 12.9 million8.46 million–19.6 million | 38.9 million23.1 million–60.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 13.1 million8.51 million–20 million | 39.3 million23 million–61.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 13.2 million8.53 million–20.5 million | 39.7 million22.9 million–63.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 13.4 million8.56 million–21 million | 40 million22.8 million–64.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 13.6 million8.6 million–21.4 million | 40.4 million22.8 million–65.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 13.7 million8.62 million–21.9 million | 40.7 million22.7 million–67.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 13.9 million8.63 million–22.4 million | 41.1 million22.6 million–68.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 14.1 million8.66 million–22.9 million | 41.4 million22.4 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 14.2 million8.71 million–23.5 million | 41.7 million22.2 million–71.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 14.4 million8.74 million–24.1 million | 42 million22 million–72.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 14.5 million8.75 million–24.6 million | 42.3 million21.9 million–74.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 14.7 million8.75 million–25.1 million | 42.6 million21.8 million–75.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 14.8 million8.73 million–25.6 million | 42.9 million21.8 million–77.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 15 million8.72 million–26.1 million | 43.2 million21.7 million–78.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 15.1 million8.73 million–26.7 million | 43.5 million21.7 million–80 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 15.3 million8.76 million–27.3 million | 43.8 million21.5 million–81.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 15.4 million8.77 million–28 million | 44 million21.3 million–83 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 15.5 million8.77 million–28.5 million | 44.3 million21.1 million–84.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 15.7 million8.76 million–29 million | 44.6 million20.8 million–86.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 15.8 million8.75 million–29.6 million | 44.8 million20.7 million–88 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 15.9 million8.73 million–30.3 million | 45 million20.5 million–89.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 16.1 million8.72 million–30.8 million | 45.3 million20.2 million–90.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 16.2 million8.73 million–31.4 million | 45.5 million19.9 million–92.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 16.3 million8.73 million–32.2 million | 45.7 million19.7 million–94.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 16.4 million8.72 million–33 million | 45.9 million19.5 million–96.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 16.6 million8.74 million–33.6 million | 46.1 million19.2 million–97.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 16.7 million8.75 million–34.3 million | 46.3 million18.9 million–99.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 16.8 million8.72 million–35 million | 46.5 million18.7 million–101 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 16.9 million8.71 million–35.7 million | 46.7 million18.4 million–103 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 17 million8.73 million–36.5 million | 46.9 million18.3 million–105 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 17.1 million8.77 million–37.2 million | 47 million18.3 million–107 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
- 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