Libya vs Mauritania: Population density
Population density over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.87 people per sq. km of land area against 4.15 people per sq. km of land area in Libya, a difference of 0.72 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 209th and Mauritania ranks 206th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 people per sq. km of land area | 0.922 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0972 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.46 people per sq. km of land area | 1.22 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2347 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.21 people per sq. km of land area | 1.63 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5775 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.76 people per sq. km of land area | 2.19 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5666 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 2000s | 3.3 people per sq. km of land area | 2.83 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4686 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.72 people per sq. km of land area | 3.8 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0798 people per sq. km of land area | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.08 people per sq. km of land area | 4.67 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5859 people per sq. km of land area | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Libya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.87 people per sq. km of land area against 4.15 people per sq. km of land area in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Libya and Mauritania?
- 0.72 people per sq. km of land area, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for population density?
- Libya ranks 209th and Mauritania ranks 206th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.