Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, per square kilometre
Mauritania
2.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.45 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
211th
Papua New Guinea rank
208th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.45 units per square kilometre against 2.91 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.54 units per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 211th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.098 units per square kilometre | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2542 units per square kilometre | 0.7622 units per square kilometre | 0.508 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.5891 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 0.4868 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.848 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.6068 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre | 0.7095 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.95 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 0.5845 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 3.26 units per square kilometre | 0.536 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.45 units per square kilometre against 2.91 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.54 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 211th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population 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.