Mauritania vs Nigeria: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Mauritania
1.43
in 2025
Nigeria
1.25
in 2025
Mauritania rank
26th
Nigeria rank
28th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.43 against 1.25 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.18.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.53 | 3.34 | 6.2 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 7.98 | 3.54 | 4.44 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 6.42 | 3.07 | 3.35 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.56 | 2.52 | 1.04 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -0.3729 | 2.08 | 2.46 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1.79 | 0.0425 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1.47 | 0.7353 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.3 | 0.2228 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 1.43 against 1.25 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.18, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Mauritania ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.