Mauritania vs Togo: World population growth

Mauritania
0.6%
in 2100
Togo
0.6%
in 2100
Mauritania rank
16th
Togo rank
19th

World population growth over time

  • Mauritania
  • Togo
-5-2.502.557.5170019002100

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Togo, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 16th and Togo ranks 19th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 18 and Togo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Togo Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Mauritania
1800s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1900s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Togo
1910s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Togo
1920s 1.2% 1.3% 0.1% Togo
1930s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Mauritania
1940s 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% Mauritania
1950s 2.2% 1.8% 0.4% Mauritania
1960s 2.9% 2.4% 0.4% Mauritania
1970s 2.9% 2.6% 0.3% Mauritania
1980s 2.8% 2.9% 0.1% Togo
1990s 2.9% 2.6% 0.4% Mauritania
2000s 2.6% 2.8% 0.2% Togo
2010s 3.1% 2.1% 0.9% Mauritania
2020s 2.8% 2.0% 0.7% Mauritania
2030s 2.4% 2.0% 0.3% Mauritania
2040s 2.1% 1.8% 0.3% Mauritania
2050s 1.7% 1.5% 0.3% Mauritania
2060s 1.5% 1.3% 0.2% Mauritania
2070s 1.2% 1.1% 0.1% Mauritania
2080s 0.9% 0.9% 0.1% Mauritania
2090s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Mauritania
2100s 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Mauritania or Togo?
Mauritania, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Togo as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Mauritania and Togo?
0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for world population growth?
Mauritania ranks 16th and Togo ranks 19th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.