Mauritania vs Viet Nam: Population, male
Mauritania
49.1%
in 2025
Viet Nam
49.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
156th
Viet Nam rank
159th
Population, male over time
- Mauritania
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 49.1% against 49.0% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Mauritania ranks 156th and Viet Nam ranks 159th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 49.0% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 49.0% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.0% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 48.8% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 0.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Mauritania or Viet Nam?
- Mauritania, at 49.1% against 49.0% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Mauritania and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania 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, male?
- Mauritania ranks 156th and Viet Nam ranks 159th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% 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
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.