Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Mauritania
-1.07 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sierra Leone
-1.04 % change on previous year
in 2023
Mauritania rank
111th
Sierra Leone rank
108th
Natural population growth, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -1.04 % change on previous year against -1.07 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 111th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 0.6013 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 0.2966 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -0.2543 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1449 % change on previous year | 0.2827 % change on previous year | 0.1378 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -0.6176 % change on previous year | -0.2634 % change on previous year | 0.3541 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.03 % change on previous year | 0.6474 % change on previous year | 0.3819 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -0.6271 % change on previous year | -0.7266 % change on previous year | 0.0995 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | -0.9999 % change on previous year | -1.2 % change on previous year | 0.1978 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -1.04 % change on previous year against -1.07 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 111th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Natural population growth, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Natural population growth. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.