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
0123196119922023

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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Indicator
Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.