Low income vs Mauritania: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Low income
12.2%
in 2025
Mauritania
30.3%
in 2025
Low income rank
37th
Mauritania rank
37th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Low income
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 30.3% against 12.2% in Low income, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 37 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 1.5% | 3.4% | Low income |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 7.7% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 17.4% | 8.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 21.1% | 10.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 23.0% | 12.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 26.5% | 15.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 29.5% | 17.6% | 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, Low income or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 30.3% against 12.2% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Low income and Mauritania?
- 18.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Mauritania rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Low income ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 37 groups.
- 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.