Gabon vs Mauritania: Land area — Area, per capita

Gabon
0.0101 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0199 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
14th
Mauritania rank
11th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Gabon
  • Mauritania
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0199 1000 ha per person against 0.0101 1000 ha per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.0098 1000 ha per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.0 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0471 1000 ha per person 0.1091 1000 ha per person 0.062 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1970s 0.0393 1000 ha per person 0.0823 1000 ha per person 0.043 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1980s 0.0306 1000 ha per person 0.0617 1000 ha per person 0.0311 1000 ha per person Mauritania
1990s 0.0233 1000 ha per person 0.046 1000 ha per person 0.0227 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0179 1000 ha per person 0.0355 1000 ha per person 0.0176 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2010s 0.013 1000 ha per person 0.0265 1000 ha per person 0.0135 1000 ha per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0106 1000 ha per person 0.0212 1000 ha per person 0.0105 1000 ha per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Gabon or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0199 1000 ha per person against 0.0101 1000 ha per person in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Gabon and Mauritania?
0.0098 1000 ha per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Gabon ranks 14th 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.