Latvia vs Mauritania: Population density
Latvia
14.87 people per km²
in 2100
Mauritania
16.61 people per km²
in 2100
Latvia rank
213th
Mauritania rank
210th
Population density over time
- Latvia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.61 people per km² against 14.87 people per km² in Latvia, a difference of 1.74 people per km².
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 213th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 46 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.07 people per km² | 0.1669 people per km² | 0.9024 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1100s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.1794 people per km² | 0.9462 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1200s | 1.18 people per km² | 0.1919 people per km² | 0.9929 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1300s | 1.25 people per km² | 0.2134 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1400s | 1.31 people per km² | 0.2329 people per km² | 1.08 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1500s | 1.38 people per km² | 0.2503 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1600s | 1.45 people per km² | 0.292 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1700s | 1.53 people per km² | 0.3338 people per km² | 1.2 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1710s | 1.79 people per km² | 0.3425 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1720s | 2.08 people per km² | 0.3448 people per km² | 1.74 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1730s | 2.43 people per km² | 0.3472 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1740s | 2.84 people per km² | 0.3497 people per km² | 2.49 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1750s | 3.31 people per km² | 0.3524 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1760s | 3.86 people per km² | 0.3553 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1770s | 4.5 people per km² | 0.3583 people per km² | 4.15 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1780s | 5.26 people per km² | 0.3615 people per km² | 4.89 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1790s | 6.13 people per km² | 0.3649 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1800s | 9.49 people per km² | 0.3713 people per km² | 9.12 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1810s | 9.49 people per km² | 0.3712 people per km² | 9.12 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1820s | 10.24 people per km² | 0.3558 people per km² | 9.88 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1830s | 12.03 people per km² | 0.324 people per km² | 11.71 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1840s | 14.15 people per km² | 0.295 people per km² | 13.86 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1850s | 16.64 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 16.35 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1860s | 19.54 people per km² | 0.2932 people per km² | 19.25 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1870s | 22.95 people per km² | 0.3041 people per km² | 22.64 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1880s | 26.94 people per km² | 0.3185 people per km² | 26.63 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1890s | 31.64 people per km² | 0.3369 people per km² | 31.3 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1900s | 37.12 people per km² | 0.3615 people per km² | 36.76 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1910s | 35.05 people per km² | 0.3868 people per km² | 34.66 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1920s | 29.74 people per km² | 0.4272 people per km² | 29.31 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1930s | 30.5 people per km² | 0.4932 people per km² | 30 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1940s | 30.84 people per km² | 0.5775 people per km² | 30.26 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1950s | 32.09 people per km² | 0.7043 people per km² | 31.39 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1960s | 35.97 people per km² | 0.9098 people per km² | 35.06 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1970s | 39.2 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | 37.98 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1980s | 41.45 people per km² | 1.63 people per km² | 39.82 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1990s | 40.47 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 38.28 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2000s | 36.24 people per km² | 2.83 people per km² | 33.4 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2010s | 32.01 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | 28.21 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2020s | 29.78 people per km² | 5.09 people per km² | 24.69 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2030s | 27.55 people per km² | 6.58 people per km² | 20.97 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2040s | 25.45 people per km² | 8.2 people per km² | 17.24 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2050s | 23.34 people per km² | 9.91 people per km² | 13.44 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2060s | 21.12 people per km² | 11.61 people per km² | 9.51 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2070s | 19.07 people per km² | 13.24 people per km² | 5.83 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2080s | 17.28 people per km² | 14.73 people per km² | 2.55 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2090s | 15.71 people per km² | 16 people per km² | 0.2935 people per km² | Mauritania |
| 2100s | 14.87 people per km² | 16.61 people per km² | 1.74 people per km² | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Latvia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 16.61 people per km² against 14.87 people per km² in Latvia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Latvia and Mauritania?
- 1.74 people per km², with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mauritania?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Latvia and Mauritania rank globally for population density?
- Latvia ranks 213th 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.