Mauritius vs Saint Helena: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Mauritius
39.0%
in 2025
Saint Helena
37.2%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
190th
Saint Helena rank
193rd
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Mauritius
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 39.0% against 37.2% in Saint Helena, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Mauritius ranks 190th and Saint Helena ranks 193rd of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Saint Helena in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.5% | 50.3% | 13.8% | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 42.1% | 48.2% | 6.1% | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 44.7% | 1.1% | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 43.5% | 1.1% | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.4% | 1.8% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.9% | 1.3% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 37.8% | 2.0% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.3% | 1.7% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Mauritius or Saint Helena?
- Mauritius, at 39.0% against 37.2% in Saint Helena as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Mauritius and Saint Helena?
- 1.8%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Saint Helena?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Saint Helena rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Mauritius ranks 190th and Saint Helena ranks 193rd 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.