Mauritania vs Niger: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Mauritania
2.53 % change on previous year
in 2030
Niger
3.68 % change on previous year
in 2030
Mauritania rank
1st
Niger rank
1st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 3.68 % change on previous year against 2.53 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 1.15 % change on previous year.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 22 groups.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 3.02 % change on previous year 3.32 % change on previous year 0.3044 % change on previous year Niger
2000s 2.4 % change on previous year 3.63 % change on previous year 1.22 % change on previous year Niger
2010s 2.81 % change on previous year 3.87 % change on previous year 1.06 % change on previous year Niger
2020s 2.64 % change on previous year 3.78 % change on previous year 1.14 % change on previous year Niger
2030s 2.53 % change on previous year 3.68 % change on previous year 1.14 % change on previous year Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 3.68 % change on previous year against 2.53 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Mauritania and Niger?
1.15 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
40 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2030.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Mauritania ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 22 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
246 places, 9,819 data points, 1991–2030
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The year-on-year percentage change in Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.