Gabon vs Mauritania: Urban area over the long-term
Gabon
431.82 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritania
434.94 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Gabon rank
134th
Mauritania rank
133rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Gabon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 434.94 km² per grid cell against 431.82 km² per grid cell in Gabon, a difference of 3.12 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 37 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1100s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1200s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1300s | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1400s | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | 0.0167 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1500s | 0.0912 km² per grid cell | 0.0306 km² per grid cell | 0.0606 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1600s | 0.3126 km² per grid cell | 0.0941 km² per grid cell | 0.2185 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1700s | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 0.2895 km² per grid cell | 0.7822 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1710s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 0.334 km² per grid cell | 0.931 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1720s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 0.3743 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1730s | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 0.4193 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1740s | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 0.4694 km² per grid cell | 1.43 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1750s | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 0.5253 km² per grid cell | 1.63 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1760s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 0.5876 km² per grid cell | 1.87 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1770s | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 0.657 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1780s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 0.7343 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1790s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 0.8204 km² per grid cell | 2.78 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1800s | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 0.9161 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1810s | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1820s | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 4.07 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1830s | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 1.27 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1840s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1850s | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 5.89 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1860s | 8.69 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 6.89 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1870s | 10.11 km² per grid cell | 2.06 km² per grid cell | 8.05 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1880s | 11.87 km² per grid cell | 2.37 km² per grid cell | 9.5 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1890s | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 11.18 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1900s | 14.5 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 11.27 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1910s | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 3.87 km² per grid cell | 10.37 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1920s | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 4.5 km² per grid cell | 9.74 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1930s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 5.72 km² per grid cell | 10.11 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1940s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 7.12 km² per grid cell | 8.71 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1950s | 15.95 km² per grid cell | 13.31 km² per grid cell | 2.65 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 1960s | 21.22 km² per grid cell | 26.89 km² per grid cell | 5.67 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 43.92 km² per grid cell | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 4.32 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 80.14 km² per grid cell | 87.14 km² per grid cell | 7 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 138.77 km² per grid cell | 131.96 km² per grid cell | 6.81 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 2000s | 215.84 km² per grid cell | 194.45 km² per grid cell | 21.39 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 2010s | 323.72 km² per grid cell | 289.53 km² per grid cell | 34.19 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
| 2020s | 413.99 km² per grid cell | 398.99 km² per grid cell | 15 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Gabon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 434.94 km² per grid cell against 431.82 km² per grid cell in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Gabon and Mauritania?
- 3.12 km² per grid cell, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Gabon ranks 134th 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
Total built-up area of a country over time.