What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Libya and Mauritania?

0.0039 1000 ha per person, with Libya ahead.

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

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

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.

Libya vs Mauritania: Land area — Area, per capita

Libya

0.0238 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Mauritania

0.0199 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Libya rank

8th

Mauritania rank

11th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Libya
Mauritania

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0238 1000 ha per person against 0.0199 1000 ha per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0039 1000 ha per person.

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

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

Libya ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0988 1000 ha per person	0.1091 1000 ha per person	0.0103 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
1970s	0.07 1000 ha per person	0.0823 1000 ha per person	0.0123 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
1980s	0.0455 1000 ha per person	0.0617 1000 ha per person	0.0162 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
1990s	0.0364 1000 ha per person	0.046 1000 ha per person	0.0096 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
2000s	0.0304 1000 ha per person	0.0355 1000 ha per person	0.0051 1000 ha per person	Mauritania
2010s	0.0269 1000 ha per person	0.0265 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	Libya
2020s	0.0244 1000 ha per person	0.0212 1000 ha per person	0.0032 1000 ha per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Libya or Mauritania?: Libya, at 0.0238 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 Libya and Mauritania?: 0.0039 1000 ha per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: Libya ranks 8th 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: 14 September 2026

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.