Mauritania vs Viet Nam: Population, female
Mauritania
50.9%
in 2025
Viet Nam
51.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
63rd
Viet Nam rank
60th
Population, female over time
- Mauritania
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 51.0% against 50.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 63rd and Viet Nam ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.7% | 0.1% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 51.0% | 0.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 51.0% | 0.7% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 51.0% | 0.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 51.2% | 0.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 0.0% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Mauritania or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 51.0% against 50.9% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Mauritania and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Viet Nam rank globally for population, female?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd and Viet Nam ranks 60th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total 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 is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.