Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, annual growth rate
Mauritania
4.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.31 % change on previous year against 4.23 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mauritania ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.44 % change on previous year | 13.87 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 9.84 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 7.03 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 0.4914 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.27 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.47 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.54 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 0.4846 % 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, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 4.31 % change on previous year against 4.23 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th 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.