Libya vs Mauritania: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre

Libya
2.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
2.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
207th
Mauritania rank
208th

Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Libya
  • Mauritania
0.511.522.53196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.79 units per square kilometre against 2.62 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.17 units per square kilometre.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Libya ranks 207th and Mauritania ranks 208th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.496 units per square kilometre 0.5047 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre Mauritania
1970s 0.6992 units per square kilometre 0.6331 units per square kilometre 0.0661 units per square kilometre Libya
1980s 1.15 units per square kilometre 0.8382 units per square kilometre 0.3114 units per square kilometre Libya
1990s 1.65 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.5097 units per square kilometre Libya
2000s 2.15 units per square kilometre 1.49 units per square kilometre 0.6566 units per square kilometre Libya
2010s 2.41 units per square kilometre 1.99 units per square kilometre 0.4231 units per square kilometre Libya
2020s 2.71 units per square kilometre 2.49 units per square kilometre 0.2262 units per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Libya or Mauritania?
Libya, at 2.79 units per square kilometre against 2.62 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Libya and Mauritania?
0.17 units per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 207th and Mauritania ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.