What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Arab World and Mauritania?

0.1721 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mauritania?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Mauritania: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Arab World

0.0273 sq. km per person

in 2023

Mauritania

0.1994 sq. km per person

in 2024

Arab World rank

12th

Mauritania rank

12th

Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time

Arab World
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0273 sq. km per person in Arab World, a difference of 0.1721 sq. km per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 7.3 times Arab World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1322 sq. km per person	1.09 sq. km per person	0.9585 sq. km per person	Mauritania
1970s	0.1005 sq. km per person	0.8227 sq. km per person	0.7222 sq. km per person	Mauritania
1980s	0.0732 sq. km per person	0.6166 sq. km per person	0.5434 sq. km per person	Mauritania
1990s	0.0553 sq. km per person	0.4599 sq. km per person	0.4046 sq. km per person	Mauritania
2000s	0.0433 sq. km per person	0.3546 sq. km per person	0.3113 sq. km per person	Mauritania
2010s	0.033 sq. km per person	0.2652 sq. km per person	0.2322 sq. km per person	Mauritania
2020s	0.0282 sq. km per person	0.2146 sq. km per person	0.1864 sq. km per person	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Arab World or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0273 sq. km per person in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Arab World and Mauritania?: 0.1721 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Mauritania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Mauritania rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?: Arab World ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 16,640 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 November 2026

Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.