Mauritania vs Singapore: Number of people living in the capital city
Mauritania
4.01 million people
in 2100
Singapore
3.49 million people
in 2100
Mauritania rank
54th
Singapore rank
57th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Mauritania
- Singapore
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.01 million people against 3.49 million people in Singapore, a difference of 523,020 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Singapore ahead.
Mauritania ranks 54th and Singapore ranks 57th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.46 million people | 4.86 million people | 3.40 million people | Singapore |
| 2030s | 1.88 million people | 5.14 million people | 3.26 million people | Singapore |
| 2040s | 2.31 million people | 5.21 million people | 2.90 million people | Singapore |
| 2050s | 2.74 million people | 5.09 million people | 2.35 million people | Singapore |
| 2060s | 3.12 million people | 4.92 million people | 1.80 million people | Singapore |
| 2070s | 3.45 million people | 4.66 million people | 1.21 million people | Singapore |
| 2080s | 3.72 million people | 4.27 million people | 547,920 people | Singapore |
| 2090s | 3.91 million people | 3.79 million people | 116,110 people | Mauritania |
| 2100s | 4.01 million people | 3.49 million people | 523,020 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, Mauritania or Singapore?
- Mauritania, at 4.01 million people against 3.49 million people in Singapore as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Mauritania and Singapore?
- 523,020 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Singapore?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Mauritania and Singapore rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Mauritania ranks 54th and Singapore ranks 57th 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.