Mauritania vs Sudan: Natural population growth rate
Mauritania
2.9%
in 2023
Sudan
2.7%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
14th
Sudan rank
16th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Sudan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Mauritania or Sudan?
- Mauritania, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Mauritania and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sudan rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.