Mauritania vs Yemen: Population growth rates
Mauritania
2.95
in 2023
Yemen
3.03
in 2023
Mauritania rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th
Population growth rates over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.03 against 2.95 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.23 | 1.77 | 0.4559 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 2.42 | 0.4384 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.94 | 2.97 | 0.0267 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 3.73 | 0.927 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 2.93 | 3.5 | 0.5727 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 3.1 | 0.5155 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.07 | 3.02 | 0.0432 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.93 | 2.88 | 0.05 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rates, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.03 against 2.95 in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rates between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 0.08, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for population growth rates?
- Mauritania ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th 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.