Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Mauritania
0.8%
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
0.9%
in 2020
Mauritania rank
56th
Saudi Arabia rank
54th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Mauritania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 144 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.9% | 3.8% | 5.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
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, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Mauritania ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th 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.