How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mauritania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Mauritania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Ireland

0.6251 people per person

in 2025

Mauritania

0.6149 people per person

in 2025

Ireland rank

120th

Mauritania rank

123rd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Ireland
Mauritania

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.6251 people per person against 0.6149 people per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0102 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 120th and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 215 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4808 people per person	0.101 people per person	0.3797 people per person	Ireland
1970s	0.5363 people per person	0.2046 people per person	0.3317 people per person	Ireland
1980s	0.5611 people per person	0.3578 people per person	0.2032 people per person	Ireland
1990s	0.5784 people per person	0.3876 people per person	0.1908 people per person	Ireland
2000s	0.603 people per person	0.4056 people per person	0.1975 people per person	Ireland
2010s	0.6246 people per person	0.5112 people per person	0.1134 people per person	Ireland
2020s	0.6266 people per person	0.5925 people per person	0.0341 people per person	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Ireland or Mauritania?: Ireland, at 0.6251 people per person against 0.6149 people per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Ireland and Mauritania?: 0.0102 people per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mauritania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Mauritania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Ireland ranks 120th and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.