What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Guinea and Mauritania?

397,000 FAO, number, with Guinea ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Mauritania: Non-agricultural population

Guinea

2.21 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mauritania

1.82 million FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea rank

32nd

Mauritania rank

33rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Guinea
Mauritania

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.21 million FAO, number against 1.82 million FAO, number in Mauritania, a difference of 397,000 FAO, number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guinea ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	530,800 FAO, number	629,600 FAO, number	98,800 FAO, number	Mauritania
1990s	1.04 million FAO, number	1.04 million FAO, number	6,300 FAO, number	Mauritania
2000s	1.62 million FAO, number	1.46 million FAO, number	161,100 FAO, number	Guinea
2010s	2.11 million FAO, number	1.77 million FAO, number	347,000 FAO, number	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Guinea or Mauritania?: Guinea, at 2.21 million FAO, number against 1.82 million FAO, number in Mauritania as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Guinea and Mauritania?: 397,000 FAO, number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Guinea ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Non-agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.