Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Population regions with projections

Mauritania
17.12 million
in 2100
Sierra Leone
15.93 million
in 2100
Mauritania rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
87th

Population regions with projections over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
05.0M10.0M15.0M100015502100

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 17.12 million against 15.93 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.18 million.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 19 and Sierra Leone in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 172,000 3,923 168,077 Mauritania
1100s 184,900 4,359 180,541 Mauritania
1200s 197,800 4,843 192,957 Mauritania
1300s 220,000 5,382 214,618 Mauritania
1400s 240,000 5,980 234,020 Mauritania
1500s 258,000 6,644 251,356 Mauritania
1600s 301,000 7,382 293,618 Mauritania
1700s 344,000 8,203 335,797 Mauritania
1710s 352,995 9,114 343,881 Mauritania
1720s 355,364 10,127 345,237 Mauritania
1730s 357,853 11,252 346,601 Mauritania
1740s 360,475 12,502 347,973 Mauritania
1750s 363,243 13,891 349,352 Mauritania
1760s 366,172 15,435 350,737 Mauritania
1770s 369,282 17,150 352,132 Mauritania
1780s 372,594 19,056 353,538 Mauritania
1790s 376,134 21,173 354,961 Mauritania
1800s 382,696 794,264 411,568 Sierra Leone
1810s 382,624 794,254 411,629 Sierra Leone
1820s 366,684 791,872 425,188 Sierra Leone
1830s 333,976 786,713 452,737 Sierra Leone
1840s 304,020 781,634 477,614 Sierra Leone
1850s 292,970 798,521 505,551 Sierra Leone
1860s 302,163 846,729 544,566 Sierra Leone
1870s 313,386 907,117 593,731 Sierra Leone
1880s 328,233 976,995 648,762 Sierra Leone
1890s 347,206 1.05 million 705,108 Sierra Leone
1900s 372,589 1.13 million 760,806 Sierra Leone
1910s 398,726 1.22 million 816,457 Sierra Leone
1920s 440,320 1.35 million 906,171 Sierra Leone
1930s 508,358 1.55 million 1.05 million Sierra Leone
1940s 595,268 1.82 million 1.22 million Sierra Leone
1950s 725,880 2.11 million 1.39 million Sierra Leone
1960s 937,743 2.45 million 1.52 million Sierra Leone
1970s 1.26 million 2.95 million 1.69 million Sierra Leone
1980s 1.68 million 3.62 million 1.94 million Sierra Leone
1990s 2.26 million 4.22 million 1.96 million Sierra Leone
2000s 2.92 million 5.34 million 2.42 million Sierra Leone
2010s 3.92 million 6.97 million 3.05 million Sierra Leone
2020s 5.25 million 8.72 million 3.48 million Sierra Leone
2030s 6.78 million 10.47 million 3.69 million Sierra Leone
2040s 8.46 million 12.12 million 3.66 million Sierra Leone
2050s 10.21 million 13.55 million 3.34 million Sierra Leone
2060s 11.96 million 14.68 million 2.71 million Sierra Leone
2070s 13.65 million 15.47 million 1.82 million Sierra Leone
2080s 15.18 million 15.89 million 711,370 Sierra Leone
2090s 16.49 million 15.99 million 500,400 Mauritania
2100s 17.12 million 15.93 million 1.18 million Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Mauritania, at 17.12 million against 15.93 million in Sierra Leone as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
1.18 million, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for population regions with projections?
Mauritania ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 238 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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About this data

Indicator
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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