Benin vs Mauritius: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Benin
51.3%
in 2025
Mauritius
50.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
137th
Mauritius rank
138th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Benin
- Mauritius
How they compare
Benin currently reports 51.3% against 50.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 137th and Mauritius ranks 138th of 202 countries.
Across the 33 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mauritius |
| 1760s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 1770s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 1780s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Mauritius |
| 1790s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Mauritius |
| 1800s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Mauritius |
| 1810s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Mauritius |
| 1820s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Mauritius |
| 1830s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Mauritius |
| 1840s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% | Mauritius |
| 1850s | 1.2% | 3.1% | 2.0% | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 1.4% | 3.9% | 2.6% | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 1.5% | 4.9% | 3.4% | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 1.8% | 6.2% | 4.4% | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 2.0% | 7.7% | 5.7% | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 2.3% | 9.6% | 7.3% | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 2.6% | 12.0% | 9.4% | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 15.0% | 12.0% | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 3.5% | 18.8% | 15.3% | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 23.5% | 19.5% | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 6.2% | 30.8% | 24.6% | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 11.6% | 36.7% | 25.1% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 43.2% | 22.4% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 42.5% | 12.3% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 43.1% | 6.2% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 42.6% | 2.2% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 45.1% | 0.2% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.5% | 0.4% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Benin or Mauritius?
- Benin, at 51.3% against 50.9% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Benin and Mauritius?
- 0.4%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritius?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mauritius rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Benin ranks 137th and Mauritius ranks 138th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.