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
0.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

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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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.