Mauritius vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, total, per square kilometre

Mauritius
625.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
72.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
15th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritius
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 625.26 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 553.24 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 8.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Mauritius ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 369.62 units per square kilometre 17.26 units per square kilometre 352.36 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 436.62 units per square kilometre 22.48 units per square kilometre 414.14 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 499.13 units per square kilometre 30.38 units per square kilometre 468.75 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 549.96 units per square kilometre 40.23 units per square kilometre 509.72 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 601.75 units per square kilometre 50.61 units per square kilometre 551.14 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 630.02 units per square kilometre 62.16 units per square kilometre 567.86 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 631.39 units per square kilometre 70.2 units per square kilometre 561.18 units per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Mauritius or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Mauritius, at 625.26 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
553.24 units per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.