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

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 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.