Mauritania vs Russia: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Mauritania
0.1994 sq. km per person
in 2024
Russia
0.1192 sq. km per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
12th
Russia rank
14th

Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Russia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.1192 sq. km per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0802 sq. km per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 12th and Russia 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 Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.09 sq. km per person 0.1357 sq. km per person 0.9549 sq. km per person Mauritania
1970s 0.8227 sq. km per person 0.1276 sq. km per person 0.6951 sq. km per person Mauritania
1980s 0.6166 sq. km per person 0.1193 sq. km per person 0.4973 sq. km per person Mauritania
1990s 0.4599 sq. km per person 0.1154 sq. km per person 0.3445 sq. km per person Mauritania
2000s 0.3546 sq. km per person 0.1186 sq. km per person 0.236 sq. km per person Mauritania
2010s 0.2652 sq. km per person 0.1185 sq. km per person 0.1467 sq. km per person Mauritania
2020s 0.2115 sq. km per person 0.1186 sq. km per person 0.0929 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 Russia?
Mauritania, at 0.1994 sq. km per person against 0.1192 sq. km per person in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Mauritania and Russia?
0.0802 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Russia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Russia rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 12th and Russia 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.

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Indicator
Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 16,640 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.