Barbados vs Mauritania: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
59.7%
in 2025
Mauritania
61.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
140th
Mauritania rank
137th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 61.5% against 59.7% in Barbados, a difference of 1.8%.
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 | 40.0% | 4.2% | 35.8% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 42.1% | 10.1% | 32.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 20.5% | 33.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 35.8% | 27.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 38.8% | 24.5% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 40.6% | 20.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 51.1% | 8.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 59.3% | 0.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 61.5% against 59.7% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Mauritania?
- 1.8%, 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 living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.