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World > Africa
> Mauritania > Ranking Positions (Facts)
| Mauritania - Ranking Positions (Facts) |
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| RANKING |
VALUE |
POSITION |
| Geography |
| Area - total |
1,030,700.00 sq km |
29 |
| Area - land |
1,030,400.00 sq km |
28 |
| Area - water |
300.00 sq km |
119 |
| Land boundaries |
5,074.00 km |
31 |
| Coastline |
754.00 km |
88 |
| Elevation extremes - highest point |
915 m |
162 |
| Land use - arable land |
0.20 % |
200 |
| Land use - permanent crops |
0.01 % |
188 |
| Land use - other |
99.79 % |
14 |
| People |
| Population |
3,270,065 |
132 |
| Age structure: 0-14 years |
45.50 % |
13 |
| Age structure: 15-64 years |
52.40 % |
195 |
| Age structure: 65 years and over |
2.20 % |
206 |
| Population growth rate |
2.87 % |
13 |
| Birth rate |
40.56 births/1,000 population |
18 |
| Death rate |
11.89 deaths/1,000 population |
162 |
| Net migration rate |
0.00 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
84 |
| Sex ratio - total population |
0.98 male(s)/female |
110 |
| Infant mortality rate |
68.07 deaths/1,000 live births |
173 |
| Life expectancy at birth - total population |
53.51 years |
174 |
| Life expectancy at birth - male |
51.24 years |
178 |
| Life expectancy at birth - female |
55.85 years |
171 |
| Total fertility rate |
5.78 children born/woman |
14 |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.60 % |
95 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
9,500 |
67 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
500 |
58 |
| Literacy - total population |
51.20 % |
184 |
| Economy |
| GDP - real growth rate |
14.10 % |
5 |
| GDP per capita - purchasing power parity |
2,600 $ |
154 |
| GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) |
25.00 % |
42 |
| GDP - composition by sector (industry) |
29.00 % |
90 |
| GDP - composition by sector (services) |
46.00 % |
149 |
| Population below poverty line |
40.00 % |
91 |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% |
2.50 % |
58 |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% |
30.20 % |
58 |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
7.00 % |
150 |
| Labor force |
786,000 |
137 |
| Unemployment rate |
20.00 % |
146 |
| Budget - revenues |
421,000,000 $ |
161 |
| Electricity - production |
176,700,000 kWh |
170 |
| Electricity - consumption |
164,300,000 kWh |
171 |
| Electricity - exports |
0 kWh |
83 |
| Exports |
784,000,000 $ |
149 |
| Imports |
1,124,000,000 $ |
156 |
| Debt - external |
2,500,000,000 $ |
126 |
| Communications |
| Telephones - main lines in use |
34,900 |
166 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular |
1,060,000 |
109 |
| Internet users |
100,000 |
135 |
| Transportation |
| Roadways - total |
7,660.00 km |
141 |
| Airports with paved runways - total |
8 |
123 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways - total |
17 |
121 |
| Military |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
5.50 % |
14 |
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