Burundi vs Mauritania: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Burundi
2.7%
in 2023
Mauritania
2.9%
in 2023
Burundi rank
17th
Mauritania rank
14th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.