What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Central African Republic and Mauritania?

13.06 km² per grid cell, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Urban area over the long-term

Central African Republic

448 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Mauritania

434.94 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

131st

Mauritania rank

133rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

Central African Republic
Mauritania

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 448 km² per grid cell against 434.94 km² per grid cell in Mauritania, a difference of 13.06 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 131st and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 202 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0007 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1100s	0.0023 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	0.002 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1200s	0.0073 km² per grid cell	0.001 km² per grid cell	0.0063 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1300s	0.0231 km² per grid cell	0.0032 km² per grid cell	0.0199 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1400s	0.073 km² per grid cell	0.0099 km² per grid cell	0.0631 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1500s	0.2306 km² per grid cell	0.0306 km² per grid cell	0.2 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1600s	0.7282 km² per grid cell	0.0941 km² per grid cell	0.6341 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1700s	2.3 km² per grid cell	0.2895 km² per grid cell	2.01 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1710s	2.6 km² per grid cell	0.334 km² per grid cell	2.27 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1720s	3.18 km² per grid cell	0.3743 km² per grid cell	2.81 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1730s	3.86 km² per grid cell	0.4193 km² per grid cell	3.44 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1740s	4.63 km² per grid cell	0.4694 km² per grid cell	4.16 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1750s	5.51 km² per grid cell	0.5253 km² per grid cell	4.98 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1760s	6.52 km² per grid cell	0.5876 km² per grid cell	5.93 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1770s	7.67 km² per grid cell	0.657 km² per grid cell	7.01 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1780s	8.98 km² per grid cell	0.7343 km² per grid cell	8.25 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1790s	10.48 km² per grid cell	0.8204 km² per grid cell	9.65 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1800s	12.17 km² per grid cell	0.9161 km² per grid cell	11.25 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1810s	14.09 km² per grid cell	1.02 km² per grid cell	13.07 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1820s	16.27 km² per grid cell	1.14 km² per grid cell	15.13 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1830s	18.74 km² per grid cell	1.27 km² per grid cell	17.46 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1840s	21.52 km² per grid cell	1.42 km² per grid cell	20.11 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1850s	24.67 km² per grid cell	1.58 km² per grid cell	23.09 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1860s	27.17 km² per grid cell	1.8 km² per grid cell	25.36 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1870s	30.34 km² per grid cell	2.06 km² per grid cell	28.28 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1880s	34.38 km² per grid cell	2.37 km² per grid cell	32.01 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1890s	38.97 km² per grid cell	2.75 km² per grid cell	36.22 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1900s	40.73 km² per grid cell	3.23 km² per grid cell	37.5 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1910s	41.67 km² per grid cell	3.87 km² per grid cell	37.8 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1920s	41.9 km² per grid cell	4.5 km² per grid cell	37.4 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1930s	46.76 km² per grid cell	5.72 km² per grid cell	41.04 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1940s	46.76 km² per grid cell	7.12 km² per grid cell	39.64 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1950s	47.05 km² per grid cell	13.31 km² per grid cell	33.75 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1960s	57.19 km² per grid cell	26.89 km² per grid cell	30.3 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1970s	84.87 km² per grid cell	48.24 km² per grid cell	36.62 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1980s	126.19 km² per grid cell	87.14 km² per grid cell	39.05 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1990s	178.41 km² per grid cell	131.96 km² per grid cell	46.45 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
2000s	242.57 km² per grid cell	194.45 km² per grid cell	48.12 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
2010s	321.01 km² per grid cell	289.53 km² per grid cell	31.48 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
2020s	412.52 km² per grid cell	398.99 km² per grid cell	13.53 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Central African Republic or Mauritania?: Central African Republic, at 448 km² per grid cell against 434.94 km² per grid cell in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 13.06 km² per grid cell, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Central African Republic ranks 131st and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban area over the long-term
Unit: km² per grid cell
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.