Mauritania vs Tanzania: Population growth rates
Mauritania
2.95
in 2023
Tanzania
2.88
in 2023
Mauritania rank
15th
Tanzania rank
17th
Population growth rates over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.95 against 2.88 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.23 | 2.59 | 0.367 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 3.06 | 0.2015 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2.94 | 3.54 | 0.6039 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.3 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.93 | 2.7 | 0.2228 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.68 | 0.0941 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.07 | 3.08 | 0.0127 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.93 | 2.95 | 0.0252 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rates, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 2.95 against 2.88 in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rates between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.07, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for population growth rates?
- Mauritania ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 17th 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.