Mauritania vs Portugal: Urban population, per capita
Mauritania
0.6149 units per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.615 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
123rd
Portugal rank
122nd
Urban population, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.615 units per person against 0.6149 units per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 123rd and Portugal ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.101 units per person | 0.3262 units per person | 0.2252 units per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.2046 units per person | 0.3785 units per person | 0.1738 units per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3578 units per person | 0.4419 units per person | 0.084 units per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3876 units per person | 0.507 units per person | 0.1194 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4056 units per person | 0.5775 units per person | 0.1719 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5112 units per person | 0.6113 units per person | 0.1001 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5925 units per person | 0.6123 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.615 units per person against 0.6149 units per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Mauritania and Portugal?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 123rd and Portugal ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.