Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2020
Mauritania
0.8%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
58th
Mauritania rank
56th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 56th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | -1.9% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 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, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th 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.