Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Population by world region
Mauritania
17.12 million people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18.64 million people
in 2100
Mauritania rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
Population by world region over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.64 million people against 17.12 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 1.52 million people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 239 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 172,000 people | 890,178 people | 718,178 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 184,900 people | 932,567 people | 747,667 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 197,800 people | 976,975 people | 779,175 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 220,000 people | 1.02 million people | 803,500 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 240,000 people | 1.07 million people | 832,240 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 258,000 people | 1.12 million people | 865,300 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 301,000 people | 1.18 million people | 875,780 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 344,000 people | 1.23 million people | 888,820 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 352,995 people | 1.24 million people | 883,955 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 355,364 people | 1.24 million people | 885,716 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 357,853 people | 1.25 million people | 887,377 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 360,475 people | 1.25 million people | 888,925 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 363,243 people | 1.25 million people | 890,337 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 366,172 people | 1.26 million people | 891,598 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 369,282 people | 1.26 million people | 892,698 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 372,594 people | 1.27 million people | 893,606 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 376,134 people | 1.27 million people | 894,296 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 382,696 people | 754,894 people | 372,198 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 382,624 people | 754,900 people | 372,275 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 366,684 people | 756,202 people | 389,517 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 333,976 people | 759,041 people | 425,065 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 304,020 people | 761,913 people | 457,893 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1850s | 292,970 people | 770,443 people | 477,473 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 302,163 people | 785,943 people | 483,780 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 313,386 people | 801,549 people | 488,163 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 328,233 people | 817,263 people | 489,030 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 347,206 people | 833,084 people | 485,878 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 372,589 people | 848,203 people | 475,614 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 398,726 people | 700,377 people | 301,651 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 440,320 people | 557,264 people | 116,945 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 508,358 people | 733,782 people | 225,424 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 595,268 people | 1.21 million people | 610,050 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 725,880 people | 1.73 million people | 1.00 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 937,743 people | 2.22 million people | 1.28 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.26 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.52 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.68 million people | 3.45 million people | 1.77 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.26 million people | 4.58 million people | 2.33 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.92 million people | 6.45 million people | 3.53 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.92 million people | 8.63 million people | 4.71 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.25 million people | 10.66 million people | 5.42 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 6.78 million people | 12.45 million people | 5.67 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 8.46 million people | 14.08 million people | 5.63 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 10.21 million people | 15.50 million people | 5.29 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2060s | 11.96 million people | 16.66 million people | 4.69 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2070s | 13.65 million people | 17.53 million people | 3.88 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2080s | 15.18 million people | 18.15 million people | 2.98 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2090s | 16.49 million people | 18.54 million people | 2.04 million people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2100s | 17.12 million people | 18.64 million people | 1.52 million people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.64 million people against 17.12 million people in Mauritania as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.52 million people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population by world region?
- Mauritania ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.