Mauritania vs Mongolia: Urban population, per square kilometre
Mauritania
2.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia
1.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
211th
Mongolia rank
214th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.91 units per square kilometre against 1.57 units per square kilometre in Mongolia, a difference of 1.34 units per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.8 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 211th and Mongolia ranks 214th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.098 units per square kilometre | 0.3091 units per square kilometre | 0.2111 units per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.2542 units per square kilometre | 0.4612 units per square kilometre | 0.2069 units per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.5891 units per square kilometre | 0.681 units per square kilometre | 0.092 units per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0.848 units per square kilometre | 0.8168 units per square kilometre | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 0.1473 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.95 units per square kilometre | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 0.646 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 1.21 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Mongolia?
- Mauritania, at 2.91 units per square kilometre against 1.57 units per square kilometre in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 1.34 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mongolia rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 211th and Mongolia ranks 214th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.