Mauritania vs Norway: Rural population, per square kilometre
Mauritania
1.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
2.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
190th
Norway rank
187th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.57 units per square kilometre against 1.96 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.61 units per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 190th and Norway ranks 187th of 215 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8241 units per square kilometre | 4.46 units per square kilometre | 3.63 units per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.97 units per square kilometre | 3.45 units per square kilometre | 2.48 units per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 3.27 units per square kilometre | 2.23 units per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 3.12 units per square kilometre | 1.78 units per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 2.83 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.85 units per square kilometre | 2.7 units per square kilometre | 0.8496 units per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 0.613 units per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.57 units per square kilometre against 1.96 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Norway?
- 0.61 units per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 190th and Norway ranks 187th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.