Which has higher population in the largest city, IDA blend or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 49.4% against 17.6% in IDA blend as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Mauritania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

IDA blend vs Mauritania: Population in the largest city

IDA blend

17.6%

in 2025

Mauritania

49.4%

in 2025

IDA blend rank

23rd

Mauritania rank

20th

Population in the largest city over time

IDA blend
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 49.4% against 17.6% in IDA blend, a difference of 31.8%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.8 times IDA blend's.

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

IDA blend ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.4%	13.8%	7.7%	IDA blend
1970s	22.4%	36.0%	13.6%	Mauritania
1980s	21.5%	48.4%	26.9%	Mauritania
1990s	20.6%	54.4%	33.9%	Mauritania
2000s	18.9%	56.8%	37.8%	Mauritania
2010s	17.8%	52.0%	34.2%	Mauritania
2020s	17.6%	49.8%	32.2%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, IDA blend or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 49.4% against 17.6% in IDA blend as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between IDA blend and Mauritania?: 31.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Mauritania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA blend and Mauritania rank globally for population in the largest city?: IDA blend ranks 23rd 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: 03 September 2026

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