French Polynesia vs Mauritania: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
French Polynesia
61.8%
in 2025
Mauritania
61.5%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
136th
Mauritania rank
139th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- French Polynesia
- Mauritania
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 61.8% against 61.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, French Polynesia has been ahead every year.
French Polynesia ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 139th of 238 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 4.2% | 33.6% | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 10.1% | 36.9% | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 20.5% | 36.7% | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 35.8% | 22.9% | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 38.8% | 18.0% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 40.6% | 16.7% | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 51.1% | 10.5% | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 59.3% | 2.5% | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, French Polynesia or Mauritania?
- French Polynesia, at 61.8% against 61.5% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between French Polynesia and Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Mauritania?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do French Polynesia and Mauritania rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- French Polynesia ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 139th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.