Barbados vs Mauritania: Share of population urban
Barbados
59.7
in 2025
Mauritania
61.49
in 2025
Barbados rank
140th
Mauritania rank
137th
Share of population urban over time
- Barbados
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 61.49 against 59.7 in Barbados, a difference of 1.79.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.96 | 4.17 | 35.78 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 42.09 | 10.1 | 31.99 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 54.32 | 20.46 | 33.86 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 63.52 | 35.78 | 27.74 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 63.22 | 38.76 | 24.46 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 60.89 | 40.56 | 20.33 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 59.25 | 51.12 | 8.13 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.44 | 59.25 | 0.1889 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population urban, Barbados or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 61.49 against 59.7 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population urban between Barbados and Mauritania?
- 1.79, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritania?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Mauritania rank globally for share of population urban?
- Barbados ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of population urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.