Benin vs Mauritius: Long term urban population region

Benin
51.31
in 2025
Mauritius
50.89
in 2025
Benin rank
137th
Mauritius rank
138th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Benin
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 51.31 against 50.89 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.42.

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 0.1828 0.1385 0.0443 Benin
1720s 0.2089 0.1731 0.0358 Benin
1730s 0.2388 0.2164 0.0224 Benin
1740s 0.2729 0.2705 0.0024 Benin
1750s 0.3119 0.3381 0.0262 Mauritius
1760s 0.3564 0.4226 0.0662 Mauritius
1770s 0.4074 0.5283 0.121 Mauritius
1780s 0.4655 0.6604 0.1948 Mauritius
1790s 0.5321 0.8255 0.2934 Mauritius
1800s 0.6081 1.03 0.4238 Mauritius
1810s 0.6949 1.29 0.5949 Mauritius
1820s 0.7942 1.61 0.8181 Mauritius
1830s 0.9077 2.02 1.11 Mauritius
1840s 1.04 2.52 1.48 Mauritius
1850s 1.19 3.15 1.96 Mauritius
1860s 1.35 3.94 2.58 Mauritius
1870s 1.55 4.92 3.37 Mauritius
1880s 1.77 6.15 4.38 Mauritius
1890s 2.02 7.69 5.67 Mauritius
1900s 2.31 9.61 7.3 Mauritius
1910s 2.64 12.01 9.37 Mauritius
1920s 3.02 15.02 12 Mauritius
1930s 3.45 18.77 15.32 Mauritius
1940s 3.94 23.46 19.52 Mauritius
1950s 6.18 30.8 24.63 Mauritius
1960s 11.58 36.69 25.12 Mauritius
1970s 20.84 43.19 22.35 Mauritius
1980s 30.24 42.53 12.29 Mauritius
1990s 36.9 43.12 6.23 Mauritius
2000s 40.46 42.63 2.17 Mauritius
2010s 44.93 45.11 0.1734 Mauritius
2020s 49.89 49.51 0.3721 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Benin or Mauritius?
Benin, at 51.31 against 50.89 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Benin and Mauritius?
0.42, 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 long term urban population region?
Benin ranks 137th and Mauritius ranks 138th 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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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