Mauritania vs Namibia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
168th
Namibia rank
171st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 168th and Namibia ranks 171st of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0 1000 No per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Mauritania, at 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 168th and Namibia ranks 171st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.