What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Mauritania and Norway?

0.0087 1000 ha per person, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Mauritania vs Norway: Country area — Area, per capita

Mauritania

0.0199 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Norway

0.0112 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Mauritania rank

12th

Norway rank

15th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Mauritania
Norway

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0199 1000 ha per person against 0.0112 1000 ha per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0087 1000 ha per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.8 times Norway's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 12th and Norway ranks 15th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1091 1000 ha per person	0.0103 1000 ha per person	0.0987 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
1970s	0.0823 1000 ha per person	0.0097 1000 ha per person	0.0726 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
1980s	0.0617 1000 ha per person	0.0093 1000 ha per person	0.0524 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
1990s	0.046 1000 ha per person	0.0089 1000 ha per person	0.0371 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
2000s	0.0355 1000 ha per person	0.0083 1000 ha per person	0.0271 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
2010s	0.0265 1000 ha per person	0.0107 1000 ha per person	0.0158 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
2020s	0.0212 1000 ha per person	0.0114 1000 ha per person	0.0097 1000 ha per person	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Mauritania or Norway?: Mauritania, at 0.0199 1000 ha per person against 0.0112 1000 ha per person in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Mauritania and Norway?: 0.0087 1000 ha per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Mauritania ranks 12th and Norway ranks 15th 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: 14 September 2026

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.