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