Mauritania vs Spain: Share of the population that is female
Mauritania
50.9%
in 2025
Spain
50.9%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
63rd
Spain rank
64th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Mauritania
- Spain
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 50.9% against 50.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Mauritania ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 64th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 51.3% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 51.1% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.9% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.9% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.7% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 50.7% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 50.9% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Mauritania or Spain?
- Mauritania, at 50.9% against 50.9% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Mauritania and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Spain rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 64th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – 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.