Chile vs Mauritania: Population density
Chile
18.06 people per km²
in 2100
Mauritania
16.61 people per km²
in 2100
Chile rank
209th
Mauritania rank
210th
Population density over time
- Chile
- Mauritania
How they compare
Chile currently reports 18.06 people per km² against 16.61 people per km² in Mauritania, a difference of 1.45 people per km².
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 209th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 235 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.538 people per km² | 0.1669 people per km² | 0.3711 people per km² | Chile |
| 1100s | 0.5918 people per km² | 0.1794 people per km² | 0.4124 people per km² | Chile |
| 1200s | 0.6456 people per km² | 0.1919 people per km² | 0.4537 people per km² | Chile |
| 1300s | 0.6994 people per km² | 0.2134 people per km² | 0.4859 people per km² | Chile |
| 1400s | 0.7532 people per km² | 0.2329 people per km² | 0.5203 people per km² | Chile |
| 1500s | 0.807 people per km² | 0.2503 people per km² | 0.5566 people per km² | Chile |
| 1600s | 0.807 people per km² | 0.292 people per km² | 0.5149 people per km² | Chile |
| 1700s | 0.8097 people per km² | 0.3338 people per km² | 0.4759 people per km² | Chile |
| 1710s | 0.831 people per km² | 0.3425 people per km² | 0.4885 people per km² | Chile |
| 1720s | 0.8528 people per km² | 0.3448 people per km² | 0.5081 people per km² | Chile |
| 1730s | 0.8753 people per km² | 0.3472 people per km² | 0.5281 people per km² | Chile |
| 1740s | 0.8983 people per km² | 0.3497 people per km² | 0.5486 people per km² | Chile |
| 1750s | 0.922 people per km² | 0.3524 people per km² | 0.5695 people per km² | Chile |
| 1760s | 0.9462 people per km² | 0.3553 people per km² | 0.591 people per km² | Chile |
| 1770s | 0.9711 people per km² | 0.3583 people per km² | 0.6128 people per km² | Chile |
| 1780s | 0.9967 people per km² | 0.3615 people per km² | 0.6352 people per km² | Chile |
| 1790s | 1.02 people per km² | 0.3649 people per km² | 0.658 people per km² | Chile |
| 1800s | 1.04 people per km² | 0.3713 people per km² | 0.6662 people per km² | Chile |
| 1810s | 1.04 people per km² | 0.3712 people per km² | 0.6668 people per km² | Chile |
| 1820s | 1.15 people per km² | 0.3558 people per km² | 0.7966 people per km² | Chile |
| 1830s | 1.42 people per km² | 0.324 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Chile |
| 1840s | 1.72 people per km² | 0.295 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | Chile |
| 1850s | 2.06 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | Chile |
| 1860s | 2.45 people per km² | 0.2932 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | Chile |
| 1870s | 2.89 people per km² | 0.3041 people per km² | 2.59 people per km² | Chile |
| 1880s | 3.39 people per km² | 0.3185 people per km² | 3.07 people per km² | Chile |
| 1890s | 3.92 people per km² | 0.3369 people per km² | 3.59 people per km² | Chile |
| 1900s | 4.48 people per km² | 0.3615 people per km² | 4.12 people per km² | Chile |
| 1910s | 5.09 people per km² | 0.3868 people per km² | 4.7 people per km² | Chile |
| 1920s | 5.78 people per km² | 0.4272 people per km² | 5.35 people per km² | Chile |
| 1930s | 6.73 people per km² | 0.4932 people per km² | 6.24 people per km² | Chile |
| 1940s | 8.04 people per km² | 0.5775 people per km² | 7.46 people per km² | Chile |
| 1950s | 9.79 people per km² | 0.7043 people per km² | 9.08 people per km² | Chile |
| 1960s | 12 people per km² | 0.9098 people per km² | 11.09 people per km² | Chile |
| 1970s | 14.24 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | 13.02 people per km² | Chile |
| 1980s | 16.58 people per km² | 1.63 people per km² | 14.94 people per km² | Chile |
| 1990s | 19.37 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 17.18 people per km² | Chile |
| 2000s | 21.87 people per km² | 2.83 people per km² | 19.04 people per km² | Chile |
| 2010s | 24.29 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | 20.49 people per km² | Chile |
| 2020s | 26.62 people per km² | 5.09 people per km² | 21.53 people per km² | Chile |
| 2030s | 27.46 people per km² | 6.58 people per km² | 20.88 people per km² | Chile |
| 2040s | 27.55 people per km² | 8.2 people per km² | 19.35 people per km² | Chile |
| 2050s | 26.92 people per km² | 9.91 people per km² | 17.01 people per km² | Chile |
| 2060s | 25.55 people per km² | 11.61 people per km² | 13.95 people per km² | Chile |
| 2070s | 23.69 people per km² | 13.24 people per km² | 10.45 people per km² | Chile |
| 2080s | 21.53 people per km² | 14.73 people per km² | 6.8 people per km² | Chile |
| 2090s | 19.25 people per km² | 16 people per km² | 3.25 people per km² | Chile |
| 2100s | 18.06 people per km² | 16.61 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Chile or Mauritania?
- Chile, at 18.06 people per km² against 16.61 people per km² in Mauritania as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Chile and Mauritania?
- 1.45 people per km², with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mauritania?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Chile and Mauritania rank globally for population density?
- Chile ranks 209th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.