Mauritania vs Nigeria: Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate
Mauritania
3.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
3.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
125th
Nigeria rank
122nd
Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.43 % change on previous year against 3.35 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 125th and Nigeria ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 0.2336 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 0.3195 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 0.5695 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 0.4932 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 0.1394 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.43 % change on previous year against 3.35 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 125th and Nigeria ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 70-74, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.