Country size comparison
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Mauritania is about 3.4 times bigger than Italy.
Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while Mauritania is approximately 1,030,700 sq km, making Mauritania 242% larger than Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~61.1 million people (56.9 million fewer people live in Mauritania).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 16 statistics
Make 8.4 times more money in Italy
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Mauritania overall
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Moving from Mauritania to Italy · OECD 2023
38 people moved from Mauritania to Italy.
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