Mauritania vs OECD members: Population in the largest city
Mauritania
49.4%
in 2025
OECD members
18.1%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
20th
OECD members rank
21st
Population in the largest city over time
- Mauritania
- OECD members
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 49.4% against 18.1% in OECD members, a difference of 31.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Mauritania ranks 20th and OECD members ranks 21st of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 18.2% | 4.4% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 36.0% | 18.6% | 17.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 18.8% | 29.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 18.6% | 35.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 18.2% | 38.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 18.1% | 33.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 18.2% | 31.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Mauritania or OECD members?
- Mauritania, at 49.4% against 18.1% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Mauritania and OECD members?
- 31.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and OECD members rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Mauritania ranks 20th and OECD members ranks 21st 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.