What is the difference in land area between Mauritania and North America?

16.91 million sq. km, with North America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North America?

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

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.

Mauritania vs North America: Land area

Mauritania

1.03 million sq. km

in 2023

North America

17.94 million sq. km

in 2023

Mauritania rank

28th

North America rank

27th

Land area over time

Mauritania
North America

How they compare

North America currently reports 17.94 million sq. km against 1.03 million sq. km in Mauritania, a difference of 16.91 million sq. km.

That makes North America's figure about 17.4 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 28th and North America ranks 27th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	North America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.03 million sq. km	18.12 million sq. km	17.09 million sq. km	North America
1970s	1.03 million sq. km	18.12 million sq. km	17.09 million sq. km	North America
1980s	1.03 million sq. km	18.12 million sq. km	17.09 million sq. km	North America
1990s	1.03 million sq. km	18.12 million sq. km	17.09 million sq. km	North America
2000s	1.03 million sq. km	18.12 million sq. km	17.09 million sq. km	North America
2010s	1.03 million sq. km	18.11 million sq. km	17.08 million sq. km	North America
2020s	1.03 million sq. km	17.98 million sq. km	16.95 million sq. km	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Mauritania or North America?: North America, at 17.94 million sq. km against 1.03 million sq. km in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Mauritania and North America?: 16.91 million sq. km, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North America?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and North America rank globally for land area?: Mauritania ranks 28th and North America ranks 27th of 215 countries.
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: 20 August 2026

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.