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
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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.

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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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