Mauritania vs New Caledonia: Population density
Mauritania
16.61 people per km²
in 2100
New Caledonia
18.45 people per km²
in 2100
Mauritania rank
210th
New Caledonia rank
207th
Population density over time
- Mauritania
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 18.45 people per km² against 16.61 people per km² in Mauritania, a difference of 1.84 people per km².
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 183 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 210th and New Caledonia ranks 207th of 235 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1669 people per km² | 0.5615 people per km² | 0.3947 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 0.1794 people per km² | 0.624 people per km² | 0.4446 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 0.1919 people per km² | 0.6933 people per km² | 0.5014 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 0.2134 people per km² | 0.7703 people per km² | 0.5569 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 0.2329 people per km² | 0.8559 people per km² | 0.6231 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 0.2503 people per km² | 0.951 people per km² | 0.7007 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 0.292 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.7647 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 0.3338 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 0.8404 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1710s | 0.3425 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 0.8935 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1720s | 0.3448 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 0.9562 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1730s | 0.3472 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1740s | 0.3497 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1750s | 0.3524 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1760s | 0.3553 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1770s | 0.3583 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1780s | 0.3615 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1790s | 0.3649 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 1.5 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1800s | 0.3713 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1810s | 0.3713 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1820s | 0.3692 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | 1.81 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1830s | 0.3379 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1840s | 0.3075 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | 2.12 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1850s | 0.2821 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1860s | 0.289 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | 2.42 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1870s | 0.2985 people per km² | 2.8 people per km² | 2.5 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1880s | 0.3113 people per km² | 2.89 people per km² | 2.58 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1890s | 0.3278 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | 2.67 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1900s | 0.3488 people per km² | 3.1 people per km² | 2.75 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1910s | 0.3772 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | 2.83 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1920s | 0.401 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 2.89 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1930s | 0.4627 people per km² | 3.37 people per km² | 2.91 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1940s | 0.5333 people per km² | 3.46 people per km² | 2.92 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1950s | 0.7043 people per km² | 3.79 people per km² | 3.09 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 0.9098 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | 4.12 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 1.22 people per km² | 7.22 people per km² | 5.99 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 1.63 people per km² | 8.73 people per km² | 7.1 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.19 people per km² | 10.82 people per km² | 8.63 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 2.83 people per km² | 13.21 people per km² | 10.37 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 3.8 people per km² | 15.18 people per km² | 11.38 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 5.09 people per km² | 16.09 people per km² | 11 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2030s | 6.58 people per km² | 17.34 people per km² | 10.77 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2040s | 8.2 people per km² | 18.28 people per km² | 10.07 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2050s | 9.91 people per km² | 18.8 people per km² | 8.89 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2060s | 11.61 people per km² | 19 people per km² | 7.39 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2070s | 13.24 people per km² | 18.99 people per km² | 5.74 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2080s | 14.73 people per km² | 18.87 people per km² | 4.15 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2090s | 16 people per km² | 18.63 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 2100s | 16.61 people per km² | 18.45 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Mauritania or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 18.45 people per km² against 16.61 people per km² in Mauritania as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 1.84 people per km², with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Mauritania and New Caledonia rank globally for population density?
- Mauritania ranks 210th and New Caledonia ranks 207th 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.