Azerbaijan vs Mauritania: Share of the population that is female
Azerbaijan
51.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
50.9%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
62nd
Mauritania rank
63rd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Azerbaijan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 51.0% against 50.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 62nd and Mauritania ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.3% | 50.6% | 1.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 50.5% | 1.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 50.4% | 1.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.2% | 2.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 50.5% | 1.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 51.2% | 0.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 0.0% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Azerbaijan or Mauritania?
- Azerbaijan, at 51.0% against 50.9% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Azerbaijan and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Mauritania rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 62nd and Mauritania ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.