Mauritania vs Qatar: Rural population, per square kilometre

Mauritania
1.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
1.66 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
190th
Qatar rank
192nd

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Qatar
1234196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.96 units per square kilometre against 1.66 units per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 0.3 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

Mauritania ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 192nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8241 units per square kilometre 1.57 units per square kilometre 0.7476 units per square kilometre Qatar
1970s 0.97 units per square kilometre 3.2 units per square kilometre 2.23 units per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 1.04 units per square kilometre 3.44 units per square kilometre 2.4 units per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 1.34 units per square kilometre 2.28 units per square kilometre 0.9372 units per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 1.68 units per square kilometre 2.09 units per square kilometre 0.4125 units per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 1.85 units per square kilometre 2.04 units per square kilometre 0.1975 units per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 1.94 units per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre 0.1464 units per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Qatar?
Mauritania, at 1.96 units per square kilometre against 1.66 units per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Qatar?
0.3 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 192nd 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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.