Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Mauritania
6,532 1000 No
in 2050
Sri Lanka
6,575 1000 No
in 2050
Mauritania rank
103rd
Sri Lanka rank
101st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sri Lanka
02.0k4.0k6.0k195020002050

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6,575 1000 No against 6,532 1000 No in Mauritania, a difference of 43 1000 No.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 226 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 34.44 1000 No 1,369 1000 No 1,335 1000 No Sri Lanka
1960s 99.14 1000 No 1,876 1000 No 1,777 1000 No Sri Lanka
1970s 267.62 1000 No 2,463 1000 No 2,195 1000 No Sri Lanka
1980s 601.71 1000 No 2,991 1000 No 2,390 1000 No Sri Lanka
1990s 894.54 1000 No 3,342 1000 No 2,447 1000 No Sri Lanka
2000s 1,298 1000 No 3,559 1000 No 2,261 1000 No Sri Lanka
2010s 2,097 1000 No 3,780 1000 No 1,682 1000 No Sri Lanka
2020s 3,156 1000 No 4,179 1000 No 1,023 1000 No Sri Lanka
2030s 4,383 1000 No 4,936 1000 No 552.5 1000 No Sri Lanka
2040s 5,737 1000 No 5,992 1000 No 254.99 1000 No Sri Lanka
2050s 6,532 1000 No 6,575 1000 No 42.49 1000 No Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 6,575 1000 No against 6,532 1000 No in Mauritania as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
43 1000 No, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Mauritania ranks 103rd and Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.