Faroe Islands vs Mauritania: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Faroe Islands
0.2372 sq. km per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1994 sq. km per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
10th
Mauritania rank
12th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Mauritania
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.2372 sq. km per person against 0.1994 sq. km per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0378 sq. km per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 1.09 sq. km per person | 1.05 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.0346 sq. km per person | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.7881 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.5859 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.4292 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.3254 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0283 sq. km per person | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.2369 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2411 sq. km per person | 0.2115 sq. km per person | 0.0296 sq. km per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Faroe Islands or Mauritania?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.2372 sq. km per person against 0.1994 sq. km per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Faroe Islands and Mauritania?
- 0.0378 sq. km per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Mauritania rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 216 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.