Libya vs Mauritania: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Libya
0.2384 sq. km per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1994 sq. km per person
in 2024
Libya rank
9th
Mauritania rank
12th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2384 sq. km per person against 0.1994 sq. km per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.039 sq. km per person.
That makes Libya'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.
Libya ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9876 sq. km per person | 1.09 sq. km per person | 0.1031 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.6998 sq. km per person | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.1229 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.4547 sq. km per person | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.1619 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.3637 sq. km per person | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.0962 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3038 sq. km per person | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.0508 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2692 sq. km per person | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2438 sq. km per person | 0.2115 sq. km per person | 0.0323 sq. km per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Libya or Mauritania?
- Libya, at 0.2384 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 Libya and Mauritania?
- 0.039 sq. km per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Libya ranks 9th 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.