Mauritania vs Pacific island small states: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Mauritania
0.1994 sq. km per person
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0.0242 sq. km per person
in 2023
Mauritania rank
12th
Pacific island small states rank
14th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0242 sq. km per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.1752 sq. km per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 8.2 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Pacific island small states ranks 14th of 216 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 sq. km per person | 0.0624 sq. km per person | 1.03 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.0505 sq. km per person | 0.7722 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.0407 sq. km per person | 0.5759 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.0345 sq. km per person | 0.4254 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.0303 sq. km per person | 0.3244 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.2384 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2146 sq. km per person | 0.0247 sq. km per person | 0.1899 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 Pacific island small states?
- Mauritania, at 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.0242 sq. km per person in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Mauritania and Pacific island small states?
- 0.1752 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Pacific island small states?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Pacific island small states rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Pacific island small states ranks 14th 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.
Individual pages
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.