High income vs Mauritania: Population in the largest city

High income
19.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
49.4%
in 2025
High income rank
20th
Mauritania rank
20th

Population in the largest city over time

  • High income
  • Mauritania
102030405060196019922025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 49.4% against 19.0% in High income, a difference of 30.4%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.6 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 17.7% 13.8% 3.9% High income
1970s 17.9% 36.0% 18.1% Mauritania
1980s 18.0% 48.4% 30.3% Mauritania
1990s 18.3% 54.4% 36.1% Mauritania
2000s 18.3% 56.8% 38.5% Mauritania
2010s 18.6% 52.0% 33.4% Mauritania
2020s 19.0% 49.8% 30.8% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, High income or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 49.4% against 19.0% in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between High income and Mauritania?
30.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Mauritania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do High income and Mauritania rank globally for population in the largest city?
High income ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.