Canada vs Mauritania: Population, female, per square kilometre

Canada
2.29 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
2.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
206th
Mauritania rank
205th

Population, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Mauritania
0.511.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.48 units per square kilometre against 2.29 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.19 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 206th and Mauritania ranks 205th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.4663 units per square kilometre 0.6243 units per square kilometre Canada
1970s 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.6178 units per square kilometre 0.66 units per square kilometre Canada
1980s 1.45 units per square kilometre 0.8222 units per square kilometre 0.6256 units per square kilometre Canada
1990s 1.64 units per square kilometre 1.1 units per square kilometre 0.5406 units per square kilometre Canada
2000s 1.81 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre 0.3758 units per square kilometre Canada
2010s 2 units per square kilometre 1.95 units per square kilometre 0.0583 units per square kilometre Canada
2020s 2.21 units per square kilometre 2.38 units per square kilometre 0.1686 units per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per square kilometre, Canada or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 2.48 units per square kilometre against 2.29 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, female, per square kilometre between Canada and Mauritania?
0.19 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Mauritania rank globally for population, female, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 206th and Mauritania ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female, 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, female 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.