Mauritania vs Nigeria: Population ages 40-44, female
Mauritania
4.6%
in 2025
Nigeria
4.7%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
201st
Nigeria rank
200th
Population ages 40-44, female over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.7% against 4.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 200th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.2% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.7% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 40-44, female, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 40-44, female between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 40-44, female?
- Mauritania ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 200th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.