Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Number of poultry birds
Mauritania
4.81 million animals
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.84 million animals
in 2024
Mauritania rank
145th
Papua New Guinea rank
144th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.84 million animals against 4.81 million animals in Mauritania, a difference of 30,000 animals.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 million animals | 803,778 animals | 1.25 million animals | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.77 million animals | 1.03 million animals | 1.74 million animals | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.41 million animals | 2.26 million animals | 1.15 million animals | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.91 million animals | 3.28 million animals | 626,200 animals | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.22 million animals | 3.97 million animals | 254,900 animals | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.56 million animals | 4.43 million animals | 130,700 animals | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.77 million animals | 4.80 million animals | 32,000 animals | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.84 million animals against 4.81 million animals in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 30,000 animals, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Mauritania ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.