Mauritania vs New Zealand: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
168th
New Zealand rank
166th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • New Zealand
0.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 166th of 190 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand

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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Mauritania and New Zealand?
0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 166th 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.