Libya vs Mauritania: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Libya
0.2408 sq. km per person
in 2023
Mauritania
0.2052 sq. km per person
in 2023
Libya rank
8th
Mauritania rank
11th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2408 sq. km per person against 0.2052 sq. km per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0356 sq. km per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Libya ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9876 sq. km per person | 1.09 sq. km per person | 0.1031 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.6998 sq. km per person | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.1229 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.4547 sq. km per person | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.1619 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.3637 sq. km per person | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.0962 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3038 sq. km per person | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.0508 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2692 sq. km per person | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2452 sq. km per person | 0.2146 sq. km per person | 0.0306 sq. km per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Libya or Mauritania?
- Libya, at 0.2408 sq. km per person against 0.2052 sq. km per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Libya and Mauritania?
- 0.0356 sq. km per person, with Libya 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 land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Libya ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.