Laos vs Mauritania

Laos 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.

• Laos has about 1.5 times as many people as Mauritania: 7.9 million against 5.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Laos ($2,325) is 6% higher than in Mauritania ($2,198) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Laos (4.5%) than in Mauritania (4%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Laos (7.7%) than in Mauritania (1.5%), a difference of 6.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mauritania (10.3%) than in Laos (1.2%), a difference of 9.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Laos can expect to live 0.5 years longer than one born in Mauritania: 69.2 years against 68.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Laos is older: half of its people are over 24.3 years, against 17.1 years in Mauritania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Laos (65.6%) than in Mauritania (45.8%), a difference of 19.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Laos (3.4 tonnes) are about 3.5 times as high as in Mauritania (0.97 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Laos (56.6%) than in Mauritania (1%), a difference of 55.6 percentage points in 2024.