Bolivia vs Mauritania: Population by world region
Bolivia
17.76 million people
in 2100
Mauritania
17.12 million people
in 2100
Bolivia rank
83rd
Mauritania rank
85th
Population by world region over time
- Bolivia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 17.76 million people against 17.12 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 642,100 people.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 83rd and Mauritania ranks 85th of 238 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 600,000 people | 172,000 people | 428,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 660,000 people | 184,900 people | 475,100 people | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 720,000 people | 197,800 people | 522,200 people | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 780,000 people | 220,000 people | 560,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 840,000 people | 240,000 people | 600,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 900,000 people | 258,000 people | 642,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 800,000 people | 301,000 people | 499,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 800,057 people | 344,000 people | 456,057 people | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 815,296 people | 352,995 people | 462,301 people | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 830,825 people | 355,364 people | 475,461 people | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 846,651 people | 357,853 people | 488,798 people | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 862,777 people | 360,475 people | 502,302 people | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 879,211 people | 363,243 people | 515,968 people | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 895,958 people | 366,172 people | 529,786 people | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 913,024 people | 369,282 people | 543,742 people | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 930,415 people | 372,594 people | 557,821 people | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 948,137 people | 376,134 people | 572,003 people | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 931,454 people | 382,696 people | 548,758 people | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 1.04 million people | 382,624 people | 654,702 people | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 1.14 million people | 366,684 people | 770,663 people | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 1.23 million people | 333,976 people | 891,210 people | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1.32 million people | 304,020 people | 1.02 million people | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.41 million people | 292,970 people | 1.12 million people | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 1.49 million people | 302,163 people | 1.19 million people | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 1.35 million people | 313,386 people | 1.04 million people | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 1.28 million people | 328,233 people | 955,953 people | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 1.61 million people | 347,206 people | 1.27 million people | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.91 million people | 372,589 people | 1.53 million people | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.17 million people | 398,726 people | 1.77 million people | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.49 million people | 440,320 people | 2.05 million people | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.79 million people | 508,358 people | 2.28 million people | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 3.01 million people | 595,268 people | 2.41 million people | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 3.34 million people | 725,880 people | 2.61 million people | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 4.08 million people | 937,743 people | 3.14 million people | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 5.09 million people | 1.26 million people | 3.83 million people | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 6.36 million people | 1.68 million people | 4.67 million people | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 7.80 million people | 2.26 million people | 5.54 million people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 9.29 million people | 2.92 million people | 6.37 million people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 10.93 million people | 3.92 million people | 7.01 million people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 12.51 million people | 5.25 million people | 7.26 million people | Bolivia |
| 2030s | 14.10 million people | 6.78 million people | 7.32 million people | Bolivia |
| 2040s | 15.47 million people | 8.46 million people | 7.01 million people | Bolivia |
| 2050s | 16.54 million people | 10.21 million people | 6.33 million people | Bolivia |
| 2060s | 17.30 million people | 11.96 million people | 5.33 million people | Bolivia |
| 2070s | 17.74 million people | 13.65 million people | 4.09 million people | Bolivia |
| 2080s | 17.90 million people | 15.18 million people | 2.72 million people | Bolivia |
| 2090s | 17.85 million people | 16.49 million people | 1.36 million people | Bolivia |
| 2100s | 17.76 million people | 17.12 million people | 642,100 people | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Bolivia or Mauritania?
- Bolivia, at 17.76 million people against 17.12 million people in Mauritania as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Bolivia and Mauritania?
- 642,100 people, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Mauritania?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bolivia and Mauritania rank globally for population by world region?
- Bolivia ranks 83rd and Mauritania ranks 85th 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 Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.