Mauritania vs Mongolia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Mauritania
2.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia
1.55 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
210th
Mongolia rank
213th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.91 people per square kilometre against 1.55 people per square kilometre in Mongolia, a difference of 1.36 people per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.9 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 210th and Mongolia ranks 213th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Mongolia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.098 people per square kilometre | 0.3091 people per square kilometre | 0.2111 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.2542 people per square kilometre | 0.4612 people per square kilometre | 0.2069 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.5891 people per square kilometre | 0.681 people per square kilometre | 0.092 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0.848 people per square kilometre | 0.849 people per square kilometre | 0.001 people per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 0.1372 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.95 people per square kilometre | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 0.6652 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.72 people per square kilometre | 1.5 people per square kilometre | 1.23 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Mongolia?
- Mauritania, at 2.91 people per square kilometre against 1.55 people per square kilometre in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 1.36 people per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mongolia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 210th and Mongolia ranks 213th 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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About this data
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.