Croatia vs Mauritania: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Croatia
1.80 million people
in 2020
Mauritania
1.88 million people
in 2020
Croatia rank
109th
Mauritania rank
108th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Croatia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.88 million people against 1.80 million people in Croatia, a difference of 77,030 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 109th and Mauritania ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.09 million people | 558,087 people | 1.53 million people | Croatia |
| 1960s | 2.15 million people | 694,318 people | 1.45 million people | Croatia |
| 1970s | 2.18 million people | 897,548 people | 1.29 million people | Croatia |
| 1980s | 2.19 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.18 million people | Croatia |
| 1990s | 2.16 million people | 1.17 million people | 996,835 people | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.37 million people | 615,215 people | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.59 million people | 313,955 people | Croatia |
| 2020s | 1.80 million people | 1.88 million people | 77,030 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Croatia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.88 million people against 1.80 million people in Croatia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Croatia and Mauritania?
- 77,030 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Mauritania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Croatia and Mauritania rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Croatia ranks 109th and Mauritania ranks 108th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.