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

Mauritania
2.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
210th
Namibia rank
212th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Namibia
0123196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.91 people per square kilometre against 1.8 people per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 1.11 people per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 210th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.098 people per square kilometre 0.1964 people per square kilometre 0.0985 people per square kilometre Namibia
1970s 0.2542 people per square kilometre 0.2658 people per square kilometre 0.0115 people per square kilometre Namibia
1980s 0.5891 people per square kilometre 0.3484 people per square kilometre 0.2407 people per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 0.848 people per square kilometre 0.5516 people per square kilometre 0.2964 people per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 1.15 people per square kilometre 0.8623 people per square kilometre 0.2919 people per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 1.95 people per square kilometre 1.29 people per square kilometre 0.6592 people per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 2.72 people per square kilometre 1.71 people per square kilometre 1.02 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 Namibia?
Mauritania, at 2.91 people per square kilometre against 1.8 people per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Namibia?
1.11 people per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 210th and Namibia ranks 212th 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.