Mauritius vs Nauru: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Mauritius
0.6513 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
0.639 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
8th
Nauru rank
9th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Nauru
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre against 0.639 Persons per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 0.0123 Persons per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 8th and Nauru ranks 9th of 167 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Nauru Difference Ahead
1990s 0.567 Persons per square kilometre 0.5096 Persons per square kilometre 0.0575 Persons per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 0.6166 Persons per square kilometre 0.5156 Persons per square kilometre 0.101 Persons per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 0.6457 Persons per square kilometre 0.5548 Persons per square kilometre 0.0908 Persons per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 0.6506 Persons per square kilometre 0.6284 Persons per square kilometre 0.0221 Persons per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Mauritius or Nauru?
Mauritius, at 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre against 0.639 Persons per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Mauritius and Nauru?
0.0123 Persons per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Nauru?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Nauru rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Mauritius ranks 8th and Nauru ranks 9th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. 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, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.