Australia vs Mauritania: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Australia
0.7%
in 2020
Mauritania
0.8%
in 2020
Australia rank
59th
Mauritania rank
56th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Australia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 59th and Mauritania ranks 56th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | -1.9% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Australia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Australia and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Australia ranks 59th and Mauritania ranks 56th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.