Angola vs Mauritania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Angola
4.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania
4.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Angola rank
17th
Mauritania rank
15th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.31 % change on previous year against 4.22 % change on previous year in Angola, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mauritania ahead.
Angola ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 15th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.32 % change on previous year | 12.69 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 4.63 % change on previous year | 11.53 % change on previous year | 6.9 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 8.35 % change on previous year | 9.84 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 8.62 % change on previous year | 7.03 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | Angola |
| 1990s | 6.52 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | Angola |
| 2000s | 5.6 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Angola |
| 2010s | 4.95 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 0.52 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.37 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 0.1642 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Angola or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.31 % change on previous year against 4.22 % change on previous year in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Angola and Mauritania?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Angola ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 15th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.