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
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.