Mauritania vs Togo

Mauritania and Togo 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.

• Togo has about 1.6 times as many people as Mauritania: 8.6 million against 5.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mauritania ($2,198) is 59% higher than in Togo ($1,384) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Togo (6.3%) than in Mauritania (4%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mauritania (1.5%) than in Togo (0.4%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mauritania (10.3%) than in Togo (2%), a difference of 8.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mauritania can expect to live 5.8 years longer than one born in Togo: 68.7 years against 62.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Togo is older: half of its people are over 18.8 years, against 17.1 years in Mauritania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mauritania (45.8%) than in Togo (39.5%), a difference of 6.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mauritania (0.97 tonnes) are about 3.1 times as high as in Togo (0.31 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Togo (22.5%) than in Mauritania (1%), a difference of 21.5 percentage points in 2024.