Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Mauritania: Population in the largest city
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
21.7%
in 2025
Mauritania
49.4%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
19th
Mauritania rank
20th
Population in the largest city over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 49.4% against 21.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 27.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 43 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 13.8% | 5.6% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 20.3% | 36.0% | 15.7% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 48.4% | 28.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 54.4% | 34.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 56.8% | 35.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 52.0% | 30.7% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 49.8% | 28.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 49.4% against 21.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
- 27.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritania rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 43 groups.
- 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.