Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Urban population, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
4.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania
4.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Mauritania rank
17th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.35 % change on previous year against 4.31 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 11.44 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 5.16 % change on previous year | 9.84 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 8.13 % change on previous year | 7.03 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.5 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.09 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 0.4462 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.35 % change on previous year against 4.31 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 17th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.