Mauritania vs Niger: Urban area long term, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Niger
0.0006 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Mauritania rank
186th
Niger rank
184th
Urban area long term, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0006 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 186th and Niger ranks 184th of 189 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.0006 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 186th and Niger ranks 184th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.