Mauritania vs Nigeria: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Mauritania
3.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
3.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
27th
Nigeria rank
26th
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.63 % change on previous year against 3.49 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.14 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.65 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 6.43 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 5.9 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year | 0.9284 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.11 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | 0.7195 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | 0.3228 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.11 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 0.219 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 0.0574 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.63 % change on previous year against 3.49 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.14 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 26th 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.