Cameroon vs Mauritania: Population growth rate
Cameroon
0.571
in 2100
Mauritania
0.614
in 2100
Cameroon rank
18th
Mauritania rank
16th
Population growth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.614 against 0.571 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.043.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.0681 | 0.0473 | 0.0208 | Cameroon |
| 1900s | -0.7704 | 0.7543 | 1.52 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | -0.6149 | 0.6035 | 1.22 | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.7961 | 1.22 | 0.4282 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.29 | 1.42 | 0.1273 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 1.56 | 1.67 | 0.1092 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 1.75 | 2.23 | 0.476 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.18 | 2.86 | 0.6841 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.72 | 2.94 | 0.2202 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.0969 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.76 | 2.93 | 0.1621 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.58 | 0.1735 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 3.07 | 0.1867 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.55 | 2.78 | 0.2259 | Mauritania |
| 2030s | 2.24 | 2.39 | 0.1421 | Mauritania |
| 2040s | 1.93 | 2.05 | 0.1233 | Mauritania |
| 2050s | 1.61 | 1.73 | 0.119 | Mauritania |
| 2060s | 1.34 | 1.45 | 0.1127 | Mauritania |
| 2070s | 1.1 | 1.19 | 0.0884 | Mauritania |
| 2080s | 0.8717 | 0.9451 | 0.0734 | Mauritania |
| 2090s | 0.6687 | 0.7225 | 0.0538 | Mauritania |
| 2100s | 0.571 | 0.614 | 0.043 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.614 against 0.571 in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 0.043, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for population growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.