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

Mauritius
0.6513 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.5713 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
8th
Rwanda rank
10th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Rwanda
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre against 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.08 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Mauritius ranks 8th and Rwanda ranks 10th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.567 Persons per square kilometre 0.2963 Persons per square kilometre 0.2708 Persons per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 0.6166 Persons per square kilometre 0.3636 Persons per square kilometre 0.2529 Persons per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 0.6457 Persons per square kilometre 0.4676 Persons per square kilometre 0.178 Persons per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 0.6506 Persons per square kilometre 0.5521 Persons per square kilometre 0.0985 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 Rwanda?
Mauritius, at 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre against 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Mauritius and Rwanda?
0.08 Persons per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Rwanda rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Mauritius ranks 8th and Rwanda ranks 10th 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.