Mauritania vs Portugal: Rural population, per capita
Mauritania
0.3851 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.385 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
94th
Portugal rank
95th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Portugal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.3851 units per person against 0.385 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 95th of 216 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.899 units per person | 0.6738 units per person | 0.2252 units per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.7954 units per person | 0.6215 units per person | 0.1738 units per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.6422 units per person | 0.5581 units per person | 0.084 units per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.6124 units per person | 0.493 units per person | 0.1194 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.5944 units per person | 0.4225 units per person | 0.1719 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.4888 units per person | 0.3887 units per person | 0.1001 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.4075 units per person | 0.3877 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Mauritania, at 0.3851 units per person against 0.385 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Mauritania and Portugal?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 95th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.