Mauritania vs Rwanda: Share of the population born in another country
Mauritania
3.8%
in 2024
Rwanda
3.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
142nd
Rwanda rank
144th
Share of the population born in another country over time
- Mauritania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 144th of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population born in another country, Mauritania or Rwanda?
- Mauritania, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population born in another country between Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for share of the population born in another country?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 144th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Immigrants as a share of the total population.