Algeria vs Mauritania: Number of people living in the capital city
Algeria
3.60 million people
in 2100
Mauritania
4.01 million people
in 2100
Algeria rank
55th
Mauritania rank
54th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Algeria
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.01 million people against 3.60 million people in Algeria, a difference of 414,990 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 55th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3.17 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.71 million people | Algeria |
| 2030s | 3.43 million people | 1.88 million people | 1.55 million people | Algeria |
| 2040s | 3.58 million people | 2.31 million people | 1.27 million people | Algeria |
| 2050s | 3.71 million people | 2.74 million people | 974,025 people | Algeria |
| 2060s | 3.74 million people | 3.12 million people | 625,005 people | Algeria |
| 2070s | 3.73 million people | 3.45 million people | 276,795 people | Algeria |
| 2080s | 3.70 million people | 3.72 million people | 15,800 people | Mauritania |
| 2090s | 3.66 million people | 3.91 million people | 249,990 people | Mauritania |
| 2100s | 3.60 million people | 4.01 million people | 414,990 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Algeria or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.01 million people against 3.60 million people in Algeria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Algeria and Mauritania?
- 414,990 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Algeria ranks 55th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.