Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes

Mauritania
17,118 1000 No
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18,640 1000 No
in 2100
Mauritania rank
80th
Papua New Guinea rank
78th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195020252100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18,640 1000 No against 17,118 1000 No in Mauritania, a difference of 1,522 1000 No.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 151 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 227 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 725.87 1000 No 1,727 1000 No 1,001 1000 No Papua New Guinea
1960s 937.74 1000 No 2,216 1000 No 1,278 1000 No Papua New Guinea
1970s 1,262 1000 No 2,785 1000 No 1,523 1000 No Papua New Guinea
1980s 1,683 1000 No 3,451 1000 No 1,768 1000 No Papua New Guinea
1990s 2,257 1000 No 4,585 1000 No 2,328 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2000s 2,922 1000 No 6,448 1000 No 3,526 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2010s 3,916 1000 No 8,629 1000 No 4,712 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2020s 5,245 1000 No 10,665 1000 No 5,419 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2030s 6,781 1000 No 12,450 1000 No 5,669 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2040s 8,456 1000 No 14,081 1000 No 5,625 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2050s 10,211 1000 No 15,505 1000 No 5,294 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2060s 11,963 1000 No 16,656 1000 No 4,693 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2070s 13,648 1000 No 17,532 1000 No 3,884 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2080s 15,178 1000 No 18,154 1000 No 2,976 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2090s 16,492 1000 No 18,536 1000 No 2,044 1000 No Papua New Guinea
2100s 17,118 1000 No 18,640 1000 No 1,522 1000 No Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18,640 1000 No against 17,118 1000 No in Mauritania as of 2100.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
1,522 1000 No, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 38,973 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.