Mauritania vs Mozambique: Population growth rates

Mauritania
2.95
in 2023
Mozambique
2.94
in 2023
Mauritania rank
15th
Mozambique rank
16th

Population growth rates over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.95 against 2.94 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 2.23 1.25 0.9799 Mauritania
1960s 2.86 2.03 0.8305 Mauritania
1970s 2.94 3.2 0.2652 Mozambique
1980s 2.8 1.44 1.36 Mauritania
1990s 2.93 3.23 0.3037 Mozambique
2000s 2.58 2.35 0.228 Mauritania
2010s 3.07 2.9 0.1653 Mauritania
2020s 2.93 2.96 0.0292 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rates, Mauritania or Mozambique?
Mauritania, at 2.95 against 2.94 in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rates between Mauritania and Mozambique?
0.01, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for population growth rates?
Mauritania ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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