Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Costa Rica
1.50 million
in 2025
Mauritania
1.61 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
105th
Mauritania rank
103rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.61 million against 1.50 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 110,300.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 103rd 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 | 282,884 | 14,479 | 268,405 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 432,413 | 99,937 | 332,475 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 618,489 | 297,066 | 321,423 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 863,912 | 475,986 | 387,926 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 674,854 | 431,486 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.04 million | 245,378 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.46 million | 11,150 | 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, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.61 million against 1.50 million in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 110,300, 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?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 103rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. 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 one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.