Mauritania vs Other small states: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Mauritania
0.1994 sq. km per person
in 2024
Other small states
0.0219 sq. km per person
in 2023
Mauritania rank
12th
Other small states rank
15th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Other small states
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0219 sq. km per person in Other small states, a difference of 0.1775 sq. km per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 9.1 times Other small states's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Other small states ranks 15th of 216 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 sq. km per person | 0.0503 sq. km per person | 1.04 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.043 sq. km per person | 0.7797 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.036 sq. km per person | 0.5807 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.0304 sq. km per person | 0.4295 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.0271 sq. km per person | 0.3276 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.0241 sq. km per person | 0.2411 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2146 sq. km per person | 0.0223 sq. km per person | 0.1923 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, Mauritania or Other small states?
- Mauritania, at 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0219 sq. km per person in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Mauritania and Other small states?
- 0.1775 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Other small states?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Other small states rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Other small states ranks 15th 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.