Cameroon vs Mauritania: GDP (current US$), per capita
Cameroon
1,972 current US$ per person
in 2025
Mauritania
2,198 current US$ per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
175th
Mauritania rank
172nd
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2,198 current US$ per person against 1,972 current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 226 current US$ per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Mauritania ranks 172nd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.29 current US$ per person | 245.82 current US$ per person | 99.53 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 366.04 current US$ per person | 478.88 current US$ per person | 112.84 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 924.18 current US$ per person | 706.59 current US$ per person | 217.59 current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 915.49 current US$ per person | 885.51 current US$ per person | 29.98 current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1,095 current US$ per person | 1,031 current US$ per person | 63.57 current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1,511 current US$ per person | 1,734 current US$ per person | 223.5 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1,726 current US$ per person | 2,022 current US$ per person | 296.47 current US$ per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2,198 current US$ per person against 1,972 current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 226 current US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Mauritania ranks 172nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.