What is the difference in agricultural population between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?

564,000 FAO, number, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Agricultural population

Guinea-Bissau

1.24 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mauritania

1.81 million FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea-Bissau rank

40th

Mauritania rank

37th

Agricultural population over time

Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.81 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 564,000 FAO, number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	790,900 FAO, number	1.10 million FAO, number	305,800 FAO, number	Mauritania
1990s	938,000 FAO, number	1.22 million FAO, number	285,800 FAO, number	Mauritania
2000s	1.10 million FAO, number	1.55 million FAO, number	449,700 FAO, number	Mauritania
2010s	1.22 million FAO, number	1.77 million FAO, number	551,667 FAO, number	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 1.81 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?: 564,000 FAO, number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural population?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.