Finland vs Mauritania: Population density

Finland
15.14
in 2100
Mauritania
16.61
in 2100
Finland rank
212th
Mauritania rank
210th

Population density over time

  • Finland
  • Mauritania
05101520100015502100

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 16.61 against 15.14 in Finland, a difference of 1.47.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 212th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 46 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Mauritania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.2435 0.1669 0.0766 Finland
1100s 0.2829 0.1794 0.1036 Finland
1200s 0.3224 0.1919 0.1305 Finland
1300s 0.3619 0.2134 0.1485 Finland
1400s 0.329 0.2329 0.0962 Finland
1500s 0.329 0.2503 0.0787 Finland
1600s 0.658 0.292 0.366 Finland
1700s 1.32 0.3338 0.9827 Finland
1710s 1.44 0.3425 1.1 Finland
1720s 1.57 0.3448 1.23 Finland
1730s 1.72 0.3472 1.37 Finland
1740s 1.88 0.3497 1.53 Finland
1750s 2.06 0.3524 1.71 Finland
1760s 2.25 0.3553 1.89 Finland
1770s 2.46 0.3583 2.1 Finland
1780s 2.69 0.3615 2.33 Finland
1790s 2.94 0.3649 2.58 Finland
1800s 2.87 0.3713 2.5 Finland
1810s 3.47 0.3712 3.1 Finland
1820s 4.13 0.3558 3.77 Finland
1830s 4.6 0.324 4.27 Finland
1840s 5.01 0.295 4.72 Finland
1850s 5.51 0.2842 5.23 Finland
1860s 5.74 0.2932 5.45 Finland
1870s 6.2 0.3041 5.89 Finland
1880s 7.19 0.3185 6.87 Finland
1890s 8.18 0.3369 7.84 Finland
1900s 9.11 0.3615 8.74 Finland
1910s 9.92 0.3868 9.53 Finland
1920s 10.76 0.4272 10.33 Finland
1930s 11.69 0.4932 11.2 Finland
1940s 12.61 0.5775 12.03 Finland
1950s 13.84 0.7043 13.14 Finland
1960s 14.96 0.9098 14.05 Finland
1970s 15.43 1.22 14.21 Finland
1980s 16.06 1.63 14.43 Finland
1990s 16.74 2.19 14.55 Finland
2000s 17.26 2.83 14.42 Finland
2010s 17.96 3.8 14.16 Finland
2020s 18.4 5.09 13.31 Finland
2030s 18.24 6.58 11.66 Finland
2040s 17.85 8.2 9.64 Finland
2050s 17.38 9.91 7.47 Finland
2060s 16.89 11.61 5.29 Finland
2070s 16.43 13.24 3.19 Finland
2080s 15.93 14.73 1.21 Finland
2090s 15.42 16 0.5795 Mauritania
2100s 15.14 16.61 1.47 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Finland or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 16.61 against 15.14 in Finland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Finland and Mauritania?
1.47, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Mauritania?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Finland and Mauritania rank globally for population density?
Finland ranks 212th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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