Congo vs Mauritania: Urban and rural population 2050

Congo
2.34 million
in 2050
Mauritania
2.18 million
in 2050
Congo rank
93rd
Mauritania rank
96th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Congo
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.34 million against 2.18 million in Mauritania, a difference of 158,240.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Congo ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 96th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mauritania Difference Ahead
1000s 134,803 172,000 37,197 Mauritania
1100s 154,059 184,899 30,840 Mauritania
1200s 176,063 197,798 21,735 Mauritania
1300s 201,198 219,992 18,794 Mauritania
1400s 229,884 239,973 10,089 Mauritania
1500s 262,530 257,912 4,618 Congo
1600s 299,366 300,693 1,327 Mauritania
1700s 339,844 342,949 3,105 Mauritania
1710s 341,596 351,780 10,184 Mauritania
1720s 344,265 354,024 9,759 Mauritania
1730s 347,023 356,376 9,353 Mauritania
1740s 349,874 358,845 8,971 Mauritania
1750s 352,823 361,444 8,621 Mauritania
1760s 355,874 364,186 8,312 Mauritania
1770s 359,033 367,088 8,055 Mauritania
1780s 362,308 370,169 7,861 Mauritania
1790s 365,705 373,453 7,748 Mauritania
1800s 369,237 376,967 7,730 Mauritania
1810s 372,915 380,746 7,831 Mauritania
1820s 376,758 384,831 8,073 Mauritania
1830s 380,790 389,276 8,486 Mauritania
1840s 385,045 394,147 9,102 Mauritania
1850s 389,572 399,532 9,960 Mauritania
1860s 394,443 405,547 11,104 Mauritania
1870s 399,766 412,350 12,584 Mauritania
1880s 405,712 420,165 14,453 Mauritania
1890s 412,553 429,320 16,767 Mauritania
1900s 420,754 440,325 19,571 Mauritania
1910s 431,151 454,025 22,874 Mauritania
1920s 445,399 471,965 26,566 Mauritania
1930s 467,270 497,424 30,154 Mauritania
1940s 507,846 539,332 31,486 Mauritania
1950s 610,248 695,019 84,771 Mauritania
1960s 750,157 841,210 91,053 Mauritania
1970s 944,017 999,736 55,719 Mauritania
1980s 993,115 1.08 million 82,565 Mauritania
1990s 1.18 million 1.38 million 203,255 Mauritania
2000s 1.43 million 1.73 million 299,918 Mauritania
2010s 1.86 million 1.90 million 40,435 Mauritania
2020s 2.30 million 2.03 million 260,040 Congo
2030s 2.58 million 2.09 million 485,926 Congo
2040s 2.53 million 2.12 million 408,357 Congo
2050s 2.34 million 2.18 million 158,240 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Congo or Mauritania?
Congo, at 2.34 million against 2.18 million in Mauritania as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Congo and Mauritania?
158,240, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Congo ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 96th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed