Barbados vs Mauritania: Urban population (% of total population)
Barbados
59.7%
in 2025
Mauritania
61.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
126th
Mauritania rank
123rd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Barbados
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 61.5% against 59.7% in Barbados, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 126th and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 218 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.1% | 10.1% | 32.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 20.5% | 33.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 35.8% | 27.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 38.8% | 24.5% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 40.6% | 20.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 51.1% | 8.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 59.3% | 0.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Barbados or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 61.5% against 59.7% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Barbados and Mauritania?
- 1.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Mauritania rank globally for urban population?
- Barbados ranks 126th and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.