Burundi vs Mauritania: Natural population growth

Burundi
2.69
in 2023
Mauritania
2.89
in 2023
Burundi rank
17th
Mauritania rank
14th

Natural population growth over time

  • Burundi
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.89 against 2.69 in Burundi, a difference of 0.2.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.64 2.26 0.3755 Burundi
1960s 2.57 2.91 0.339 Mauritania
1970s 2.46 3.07 0.6186 Mauritania
1980s 3.03 3.06 0.0303 Mauritania
1990s 2.53 3.04 0.508 Mauritania
2000s 3.21 3.07 0.1372 Burundi
2010s 3.31 3.09 0.2211 Burundi
2020s 2.77 2.91 0.1455 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Burundi or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 2.89 against 2.69 in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Burundi and Mauritania?
0.2, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for natural population growth?
Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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