Latin America & Caribbean vs Mauritania: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Latin America & Caribbean
0.0312 sq. km per person
in 2023
Mauritania
0.1994 sq. km per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
10th
Mauritania rank
12th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0312 sq. km per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.1682 sq. km per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 6.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th 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 | Latin America & Caribbean | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 1.09 sq. km per person | 1.01 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.0646 sq. km per person | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.7581 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.0518 sq. km per person | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.5648 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.043 sq. km per person | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.417 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0371 sq. km per person | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.3175 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0332 sq. km per person | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.232 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0315 sq. km per person | 0.2146 sq. km per person | 0.1831 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, Latin America & Caribbean or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0312 sq. km per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritania?
- 0.1682 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Mauritania rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th 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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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.