Israel vs Mauritania: Population in the largest city
Israel
49.3%
in 2025
Mauritania
49.4%
in 2025
Israel rank
21st
Mauritania rank
20th
Population in the largest city over time
- Israel
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 49.4% against 49.3% in Israel, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 21st and Mauritania ranks 20th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.1% | 13.8% | 29.3% | Israel |
| 1970s | 40.0% | 36.0% | 4.0% | Israel |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 48.4% | 7.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 54.4% | 9.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 56.8% | 9.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 52.0% | 3.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 49.8% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Israel or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 49.4% against 49.3% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Israel and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Mauritania rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Israel ranks 21st 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.