Botswana vs Mauritania: Country area — Area, per capita

Botswana
0.0231 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0199 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Mauritania rank
12th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0231 1000 ha per person against 0.0199 1000 ha per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0032 1000 ha per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Botswana ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.103 1000 ha per person 0.1091 1000 ha per person 0.0061 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1970s 0.0826 1000 ha per person 0.0823 1000 ha per person 0.0003 1000 ha per person Botswana
1980s 0.0532 1000 ha per person 0.0617 1000 ha per person 0.0084 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1990s 0.0396 1000 ha per person 0.046 1000 ha per person 0.0064 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0319 1000 ha per person 0.0355 1000 ha per person 0.0036 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0267 1000 ha per person 0.0265 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Botswana
2020s 0.0238 1000 ha per person 0.0212 1000 ha per person 0.0027 1000 ha per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Botswana or Mauritania?
Botswana, at 0.0231 1000 ha per person against 0.0199 1000 ha per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.0032 1000 ha per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Botswana ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.