Canada vs Mauritania: Land area — Area, per capita

Canada
0.0213 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0199 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
10th
Mauritania rank
11th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Mauritania
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0213 1000 ha per person against 0.0199 1000 ha per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0014 1000 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Canada ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0457 1000 ha per person 0.1091 1000 ha per person 0.0634 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1970s 0.0392 1000 ha per person 0.0823 1000 ha per person 0.0431 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1980s 0.0348 1000 ha per person 0.0617 1000 ha per person 0.0269 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1990s 0.0308 1000 ha per person 0.046 1000 ha per person 0.0152 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0279 1000 ha per person 0.0355 1000 ha per person 0.0075 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0252 1000 ha per person 0.0265 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0225 1000 ha per person 0.0212 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Canada or Mauritania?
Canada, at 0.0213 1000 ha per person against 0.0199 1000 ha per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Canada and Mauritania?
0.0014 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Mauritania rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Canada ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land 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, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land 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.