What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Arab World and Mauritania?

0.178 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mauritania?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Mauritania: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Arab World

0.0272 sq. km per person

in 2023

Mauritania

0.2052 sq. km per person

in 2023

Arab World rank

11th

Mauritania rank

11th

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

Arab World
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.2052 sq. km per person against 0.0272 sq. km per person in Arab World, a difference of 0.178 sq. km per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 7.6 times Arab World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1076 sq. km per person	1.09 sq. km per person	0.983 sq. km per person	Mauritania
1970s	0.0819 sq. km per person	0.8227 sq. km per person	0.7408 sq. km per person	Mauritania
1980s	0.0596 sq. km per person	0.6166 sq. km per person	0.557 sq. km per person	Mauritania
1990s	0.045 sq. km per person	0.4599 sq. km per person	0.4149 sq. km per person	Mauritania
2000s	0.0353 sq. km per person	0.3546 sq. km per person	0.3193 sq. km per person	Mauritania
2010s	0.0315 sq. km per person	0.2652 sq. km per person	0.2337 sq. km per person	Mauritania
2020s	0.0281 sq. km per person	0.2146 sq. km per person	0.1865 sq. km per person	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Arab World or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 0.2052 sq. km per person against 0.0272 sq. km per person in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Arab World and Mauritania?: 0.178 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mauritania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Mauritania rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Arab World ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.