Mauritius vs North America: Rural population, per capita
Mauritius
0.6096 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.1951 units per person
in 2025
Mauritius rank
42nd
North America rank
40th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Mauritius
- North America
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.6096 units per person against 0.1951 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.4145 units per person.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 3.1 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 42nd and North America ranks 40th of 216 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5792 units per person | 0.2803 units per person | 0.2989 units per person | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 0.5647 units per person | 0.2618 units per person | 0.3029 units per person | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 0.5757 units per person | 0.2551 units per person | 0.3206 units per person | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 0.5678 units per person | 0.2295 units per person | 0.3383 units per person | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 0.5876 units per person | 0.2001 units per person | 0.3875 units per person | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 0.6025 units per person | 0.1939 units per person | 0.4086 units per person | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 0.6095 units per person | 0.1968 units per person | 0.4127 units per person | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Mauritius or North America?
- Mauritius, at 0.6096 units per person against 0.1951 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Mauritius and North America?
- 0.4145 units per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and North America rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 42nd and North America ranks 40th 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.
Individual pages
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.