Mauritania vs Qatar: Population, male
Mauritania
2.61 million
in 2025
Qatar
2.11 million
in 2025
Mauritania rank
126th
Qatar rank
129th
Population, male over time
- Mauritania
- Qatar
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.61 million against 2.11 million in Qatar, a difference of 495,800.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Qatar ranks 129th of 217 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 463,414 | 35,248 | 428,166 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 625,055 | 121,140 | 503,915 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 835,408 | 245,348 | 590,061 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.12 million | 349,953 | 774,105 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.45 million | 690,476 | 754,848 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.91 million | 1.61 million | 296,900 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.43 million | 1.96 million | 464,965 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Mauritania or Qatar?
- Mauritania, at 2.61 million against 2.11 million in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Mauritania and Qatar?
- 495,800, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for population, male?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Qatar ranks 129th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. 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 based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.