Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Population, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
2.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Mauritania
2.93 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
Mauritania rank
18th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.93 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 0.6778 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 0.8219 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.6978 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 0.1368 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 0.5466 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.93 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 18th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.