Libya vs Mauritania: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square
Libya
0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
184th
Mauritania rank
181st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 184th and Mauritania ranks 181st of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Libya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Libya and Mauritania?
- 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
- Libya ranks 184th and Mauritania ranks 181st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.