Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Population regions with projections

Mauritania
17.12 million
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18.64 million
in 2100
Mauritania rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd

Population regions with projections over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015502100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.64 million against 17.12 million in Mauritania, a difference of 1.52 million.

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 232 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 172,000 890,178 718,178 Papua New Guinea
1100s 184,900 932,567 747,667 Papua New Guinea
1200s 197,800 976,975 779,175 Papua New Guinea
1300s 220,000 1.02 million 803,500 Papua New Guinea
1400s 240,000 1.07 million 832,240 Papua New Guinea
1500s 258,000 1.12 million 865,300 Papua New Guinea
1600s 301,000 1.18 million 875,780 Papua New Guinea
1700s 344,000 1.23 million 888,820 Papua New Guinea
1710s 352,995 1.24 million 883,955 Papua New Guinea
1720s 355,364 1.24 million 885,716 Papua New Guinea
1730s 357,853 1.25 million 887,377 Papua New Guinea
1740s 360,475 1.25 million 888,925 Papua New Guinea
1750s 363,243 1.25 million 890,337 Papua New Guinea
1760s 366,172 1.26 million 891,598 Papua New Guinea
1770s 369,282 1.26 million 892,698 Papua New Guinea
1780s 372,594 1.27 million 893,606 Papua New Guinea
1790s 376,134 1.27 million 894,296 Papua New Guinea
1800s 382,696 754,894 372,198 Papua New Guinea
1810s 382,624 754,900 372,275 Papua New Guinea
1820s 366,684 756,202 389,517 Papua New Guinea
1830s 333,976 759,041 425,065 Papua New Guinea
1840s 304,020 761,913 457,893 Papua New Guinea
1850s 292,970 770,443 477,473 Papua New Guinea
1860s 302,163 785,943 483,780 Papua New Guinea
1870s 313,386 801,549 488,163 Papua New Guinea
1880s 328,233 817,263 489,030 Papua New Guinea
1890s 347,206 833,084 485,878 Papua New Guinea
1900s 372,589 848,203 475,614 Papua New Guinea
1910s 398,726 700,377 301,651 Papua New Guinea
1920s 440,320 557,264 116,945 Papua New Guinea
1930s 508,358 733,782 225,424 Papua New Guinea
1940s 595,268 1.21 million 610,050 Papua New Guinea
1950s 725,880 1.73 million 1.00 million Papua New Guinea
1960s 937,743 2.22 million 1.28 million Papua New Guinea
1970s 1.26 million 2.78 million 1.52 million Papua New Guinea
1980s 1.68 million 3.45 million 1.77 million Papua New Guinea
1990s 2.26 million 4.58 million 2.33 million Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.92 million 6.45 million 3.53 million Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.92 million 8.63 million 4.71 million Papua New Guinea
2020s 5.25 million 10.66 million 5.42 million Papua New Guinea
2030s 6.78 million 12.45 million 5.67 million Papua New Guinea
2040s 8.46 million 14.08 million 5.63 million Papua New Guinea
2050s 10.21 million 15.50 million 5.29 million Papua New Guinea
2060s 11.96 million 16.66 million 4.69 million Papua New Guinea
2070s 13.65 million 17.53 million 3.88 million Papua New Guinea
2080s 15.18 million 18.15 million 2.98 million Papua New Guinea
2090s 16.49 million 18.54 million 2.04 million Papua New Guinea
2100s 17.12 million 18.64 million 1.52 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.64 million against 17.12 million in Mauritania as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
1.52 million, 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 regions with projections?
Mauritania ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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