Mauritania vs Uruguay: Urban population
Mauritania
3.27 million
in 2025
Uruguay
3.24 million
in 2025
Mauritania rank
119th
Uruguay rank
120th
Urban population over time
- Mauritania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.27 million against 3.24 million in Uruguay, a difference of 30,590.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Mauritania ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 120th of 218 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96,526 | 2.16 million | 2.06 million | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 262,043 | 2.38 million | 2.12 million | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 607,160 | 2.62 million | 2.01 million | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 873,999 | 2.87 million | 2.00 million | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.19 million | 3.03 million | 1.84 million | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.01 million | 3.19 million | 1.18 million | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.94 million | 3.24 million | 300,762 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Mauritania or Uruguay?
- Mauritania, at 3.27 million against 3.24 million in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 30,590, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Uruguay rank globally for urban population?
- Mauritania ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 120th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.