Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Rural population, per square kilometre
Mauritania
1.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
190th
Saudi Arabia rank
188th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.46 units per square kilometre against 1.96 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5 units per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 190th and Saudi Arabia ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8241 units per square kilometre | 0.8242 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.97 units per square kilometre | 0.8797 units per square kilometre | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 0.053 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 1.78 units per square kilometre | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.85 units per square kilometre | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 0.4055 units per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 2.38 units per square kilometre | 0.4359 units per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.46 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 0.5 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 190th and Saudi Arabia ranks 188th 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.