Greenland vs Mauritania: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Greenland
0.014 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.1567 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
215th
Mauritania rank
212th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Greenland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1567 units per square kilometre against 0.014 units per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.1427 units per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 11.2 times Greenland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 215th and Mauritania ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | 0.0604 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | 0.082 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 0.134 units per square kilometre | 0.1234 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Greenland or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.1567 units per square kilometre against 0.014 units per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Greenland and Mauritania?
- 0.1427 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 215th and Mauritania ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.