Low income vs Mauritania: Land area

Low income
14.69 million sq. km
in 2023
Mauritania
1.03 million sq. km
in 2023
Low income rank
31st
Mauritania rank
28th

Land area over time

  • Low income
  • Mauritania
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Low income currently reports 14.69 million sq. km against 1.03 million sq. km in Mauritania, a difference of 13.66 million sq. km.

That makes Low income's figure about 14.3 times Mauritania's.

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

Low income ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 10.94 million sq. km 1.03 million sq. km 9.91 million sq. km Low income
1970s 10.94 million sq. km 1.03 million sq. km 9.91 million sq. km Low income
1980s 10.94 million sq. km 1.03 million sq. km 9.91 million sq. km Low income
1990s 11.71 million sq. km 1.03 million sq. km 10.68 million sq. km Low income
2000s 12.13 million sq. km 1.03 million sq. km 11.10 million sq. km Low income
2010s 14.19 million sq. km 1.03 million sq. km 13.16 million sq. km Low income
2020s 14.69 million sq. km 1.03 million sq. km 13.66 million sq. km Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Low income or Mauritania?
Low income, at 14.69 million sq. km against 1.03 million sq. km in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Low income and Mauritania?
13.66 million sq. km, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Low income and Mauritania rank globally for land area?
Low income ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.