Country size comparison
compared to
Italy is about 3.4 times smaller than Mauritania.
Mauritania is approximately 1,030,700 sq km, while Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, making Italy 29.24% the size of Mauritania. Meanwhile, the population of Mauritania is ~4.2 million people (56.9 million more people live in Italy).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 16 statistics
Make 88.0% less money in Mauritania
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Mauritania is 41.6% cheaper than Italy overall
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Moving from Italy to Mauritania · UN DESA 2020
58 people born in Italy live in Mauritania.
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