Estonia vs Mauritania: Population in the largest city
Estonia
47.4%
in 2025
Mauritania
49.4%
in 2025
Estonia rank
23rd
Mauritania rank
20th
Population in the largest city over time
- Estonia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 49.4% against 47.4% in Estonia, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 13.8% | 27.8% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 42.3% | 36.0% | 6.3% | Estonia |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 48.4% | 5.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 54.4% | 11.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 56.8% | 13.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 52.0% | 6.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 49.8% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Estonia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 49.4% against 47.4% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Estonia and Mauritania?
- 2.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Mauritania rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Estonia ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.