Mauritania vs Senegal

Mauritania and Senegal 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.

• Senegal has about 3.6 times as many people as Mauritania: 18.9 million against 5.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mauritania ($2,198) is 12% higher than in Senegal ($1,955) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Senegal (6.7%) than in Mauritania (4%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer price inflation was the same in Mauritania (1.5%) and Senegal (1.5%) in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mauritania (10.3%) than in Senegal (2.7%), a difference of 7.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Mauritania (68.7 years) and Senegal (68.9 years) in 2024.
• The population of Senegal is older: half of its people are over 19.1 years, against 17.1 years in Mauritania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Senegal (60.1%) than in Mauritania (45.8%), a difference of 14.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mauritania (0.97 tonnes) are 26% higher than in Senegal (0.77 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Senegal (45%) than in Mauritania (1%), a difference of 44 percentage points in 2024.