Mauritania vs Singapore: Urban area over the long-term
Mauritania
434.94 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Singapore
447.96 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritania rank
133rd
Singapore rank
132nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Mauritania
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 447.96 km² per grid cell against 434.94 km² per grid cell in Mauritania, a difference of 13.02 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 133rd and Singapore ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 20 and Singapore in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 0.0306 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0303 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 0.0941 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0931 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 0.2895 km² per grid cell | 0.0043 km² per grid cell | 0.2852 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 0.334 km² per grid cell | 0.007 km² per grid cell | 0.327 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 0.3743 km² per grid cell | 0.0109 km² per grid cell | 0.3634 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 0.4193 km² per grid cell | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 0.4024 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 0.4694 km² per grid cell | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | 0.4432 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 0.5253 km² per grid cell | 0.0408 km² per grid cell | 0.4845 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 0.5876 km² per grid cell | 0.0634 km² per grid cell | 0.5243 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 0.657 km² per grid cell | 0.0984 km² per grid cell | 0.5586 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 0.7343 km² per grid cell | 0.1528 km² per grid cell | 0.5815 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 0.8204 km² per grid cell | 0.2373 km² per grid cell | 0.583 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 0.9161 km² per grid cell | 0.3685 km² per grid cell | 0.5476 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 0.5723 km² per grid cell | 0.4504 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 0.8888 km² per grid cell | 0.2525 km² per grid cell | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 1.27 km² per grid cell | 1.38 km² per grid cell | 0.1071 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1840s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 0.7236 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1850s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 3.33 km² per grid cell | 1.75 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1860s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 5.16 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1870s | 2.06 km² per grid cell | 7.99 km² per grid cell | 5.93 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1880s | 2.37 km² per grid cell | 12.24 km² per grid cell | 9.87 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1890s | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 18.27 km² per grid cell | 15.52 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1900s | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 25.83 km² per grid cell | 22.6 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1910s | 3.87 km² per grid cell | 33.75 km² per grid cell | 29.87 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1920s | 4.5 km² per grid cell | 41.15 km² per grid cell | 36.64 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1930s | 5.72 km² per grid cell | 58.02 km² per grid cell | 52.3 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1940s | 7.12 km² per grid cell | 70.55 km² per grid cell | 63.43 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1950s | 13.31 km² per grid cell | 124.76 km² per grid cell | 111.45 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1960s | 26.89 km² per grid cell | 179.88 km² per grid cell | 153 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1970s | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 223.18 km² per grid cell | 174.94 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1980s | 87.14 km² per grid cell | 279.1 km² per grid cell | 191.95 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 1990s | 131.96 km² per grid cell | 376.52 km² per grid cell | 244.55 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 2000s | 194.45 km² per grid cell | 447.56 km² per grid cell | 253.11 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 2010s | 289.53 km² per grid cell | 447.96 km² per grid cell | 158.42 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
| 2020s | 398.99 km² per grid cell | 447.96 km² per grid cell | 48.96 km² per grid cell | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mauritania or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 447.96 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 Mauritania and Singapore?
- 13.02 km² per grid cell, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Singapore?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Singapore rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Mauritania ranks 133rd and Singapore ranks 132nd 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.