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Djibouti
1,174,196
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Mauritania
5,479,919
Population nowAs of 2026, Djibouti has a population of about 1,174,196 while Mauritania has about 5,479,919 — a difference of 4,305,723 people. Mauritania is growing faster (2.7% per year).
| Djibouti | Metric | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | Growth rate / yr | 2.7% |
| 32.5 | Birth rate / 1,000 | 36.0 |
| 7.5 | Death rate / 1,000 | 9.0 |
| 50.6 | Density / km² | 5.3 |
| 49.8% | Male % | 50.2% |
| 70.0% | Literacy % | 55.0% |
| 9.0% | Smoking % | 8.0% |
| 50.8 | Life expectancy | 50.8 |