Cameroon vs Mauritania: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cameroon
30.8%
in 2025
Mauritania
30.3%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
36th
Mauritania rank
37th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 30.8% against 30.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 1.5% | 4.1% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 17.4% | 4.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 21.1% | 4.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 23.0% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.5% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.5% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Cameroon, at 30.8% against 30.3% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 37th 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 (% of total 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 urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.