Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Costa Rica
0.2916 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania
0.3035 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
39th
Mauritania rank
37th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.3035 units per person against 0.2916 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0119 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1809 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.166 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2081 units per person | 0.0767 units per person | 0.1314 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2279 units per person | 0.1741 units per person | 0.0537 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2469 units per person | 0.211 units per person | 0.0359 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.2301 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2691 units per person | 0.2655 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2849 units per person | 0.295 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.3035 units per person against 0.2916 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 0.0119 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.