Mauritania vs Uganda: Share of the population born in another country
Mauritania
3.8%
in 2024
Uganda
4.1%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
142nd
Uganda rank
139th
Share of the population born in another country over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.1% against 3.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Uganda ranks 139th of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.1% against 3.8% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population born in another country between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for share of the population born in another country?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd and Uganda ranks 139th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Immigrants as a share of the total population.