Guinea vs Mauritania

Guinea and Mauritania compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Guinea has about 2.8 times as many people as Mauritania: 15.1 million against 5.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mauritania ($2,198) is 17% higher than in Guinea ($1,877) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Guinea (7.4%) than in Mauritania (4%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Guinea (3.6%) than in Mauritania (1.5%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mauritania (10.3%) than in Guinea (5.2%), a difference of 5.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mauritania can expect to live 7.8 years longer than one born in Guinea: 68.7 years against 60.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Guinea is older: half of its people are over 18 years, against 17.1 years in Mauritania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mauritania (45.8%) than in Guinea (33.3%), a difference of 12.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mauritania (0.97 tonnes) are about 2.8 times as high as in Guinea (0.35 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Guinea (20%) than in Mauritania (1%), a difference of 19 percentage points in 2024.