Benin vs Mauritania: Long term urban population region

Benin
51.31
in 2025
Mauritania
50.33
in 2025
Benin rank
137th
Mauritania rank
140th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Benin
  • Mauritania
0204060100015122025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 51.31 against 50.33 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.98.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Benin ranks 137th and Mauritania ranks 140th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 15 and Mauritania in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mauritania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 0.0001 0 Mauritania
1100s 0.0003 0.0004 0.0001 Mauritania
1200s 0.0008 0.0013 0.0004 Mauritania
1300s 0.0025 0.0038 0.0013 Mauritania
1400s 0.0074 0.0113 0.0039 Mauritania
1500s 0.0222 0.034 0.0117 Mauritania
1600s 0.0667 0.1019 0.0352 Mauritania
1700s 0.2 0.3056 0.1056 Mauritania
1710s 0.1828 0.3443 0.1615 Mauritania
1720s 0.2089 0.3771 0.1682 Mauritania
1730s 0.2388 0.413 0.1742 Mauritania
1740s 0.2729 0.4523 0.1794 Mauritania
1750s 0.3119 0.4954 0.1835 Mauritania
1760s 0.3564 0.5426 0.1862 Mauritania
1770s 0.4074 0.5943 0.1869 Mauritania
1780s 0.4655 0.6509 0.1853 Mauritania
1790s 0.5321 0.7129 0.1808 Mauritania
1800s 0.6081 0.7808 0.1727 Mauritania
1810s 0.6949 0.8551 0.1602 Mauritania
1820s 0.7942 0.9365 0.1423 Mauritania
1830s 0.9077 1.03 0.1181 Mauritania
1840s 1.04 1.12 0.0861 Mauritania
1850s 1.19 1.23 0.0449 Mauritania
1860s 1.35 1.35 0.0072 Benin
1870s 1.55 1.48 0.0725 Benin
1880s 1.77 1.62 0.1531 Benin
1890s 2.02 1.77 0.2519 Benin
1900s 2.31 1.94 0.3722 Benin
1910s 2.64 2.12 0.5178 Benin
1920s 3.02 2.33 0.6929 Benin
1930s 3.45 2.55 0.9026 Benin
1940s 3.94 2.79 1.15 Benin
1950s 6.18 4.55 1.63 Benin
1960s 11.58 9.94 1.64 Benin
1970s 20.84 20.16 0.6749 Benin
1980s 30.24 34.07 3.83 Mauritania
1990s 36.9 39.38 2.48 Mauritania
2000s 40.46 40.31 0.1461 Benin
2010s 44.93 44.21 0.7204 Benin
2020s 49.89 48.97 0.9151 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Benin or Mauritania?
Benin, at 51.31 against 50.33 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Benin and Mauritania?
0.98, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for long term urban population region?
Benin ranks 137th and Mauritania ranks 140th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed