Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Mauritania
0.0325 units per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.0328 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
186th
Sierra Leone rank
185th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0328 units per person against 0.0325 units per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritania ranks 186th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0399 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0415 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0305 units per person | 0.0406 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0307 units per person | 0.0377 units per person | 0.007 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0316 units per person | 0.034 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0354 units per person | 0.0319 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.032 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0328 units per person against 0.0325 units per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0003 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 186th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.