Australia vs Mauritania: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Australia
2.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
1.45 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
112th
Mauritania rank
115th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • Australia
  • Mauritania
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.13 units per square kilometre against 1.45 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.68 units per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 121 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8396 units per square kilometre 0.015 units per square kilometre 0.8246 units per square kilometre Australia
1970s 1.11 units per square kilometre 0.097 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre Australia
1980s 1.26 units per square kilometre 0.2882 units per square kilometre 0.9705 units per square kilometre Australia
1990s 1.42 units per square kilometre 0.4618 units per square kilometre 0.9631 units per square kilometre Australia
2000s 1.55 units per square kilometre 0.6548 units per square kilometre 0.8938 units per square kilometre Australia
2010s 1.85 units per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre 0.8412 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 2.08 units per square kilometre 1.36 units per square kilometre 0.7211 units per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Australia or Mauritania?
Australia, at 2.13 units per square kilometre against 1.45 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Australia and Mauritania?
0.68 units per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Australia ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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.