Australia vs Mauritania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Australia
3.01 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
2.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
208th
Mauritania rank
210th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Mauritania
0123196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 3.01 people per square kilometre against 2.91 people per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 208th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 215 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.23 people per square kilometre 0.098 people per square kilometre 1.13 people per square kilometre Australia
1970s 1.53 people per square kilometre 0.2542 people per square kilometre 1.28 people per square kilometre Australia
1980s 1.75 people per square kilometre 0.5891 people per square kilometre 1.16 people per square kilometre Australia
1990s 2 people per square kilometre 0.848 people per square kilometre 1.15 people per square kilometre Australia
2000s 2.26 people per square kilometre 1.15 people per square kilometre 1.11 people per square kilometre Australia
2010s 2.69 people per square kilometre 1.95 people per square kilometre 0.7335 people per square kilometre Australia
2020s 2.96 people per square kilometre 2.72 people per square kilometre 0.2382 people per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Australia or Mauritania?
Australia, at 3.01 people per square kilometre against 2.91 people per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Australia and Mauritania?
0.1 people per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 208th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.