Benin vs Mauritania: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Benin
3.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania
3.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Benin rank
28th
Mauritania rank
27th
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.49 % change on previous year against 3.36 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mauritania ahead.
Benin ranks 28th and Mauritania ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 8.65 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 5.37 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 7.47 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 1980s | 5.77 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | 0.3364 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2000s | 4.23 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 0.0662 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.47 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | 0.3644 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2020s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | 0.2642 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Benin or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.49 % change on previous year against 3.36 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Benin and Mauritania?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 28th and Mauritania ranks 27th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.