Which has higher rural population, Barbados or Mauritania?

Barbados, at 40.3% against 38.5% in Mauritania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Mauritania: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Barbados

40.3%

in 2025

Mauritania

38.5%

in 2025

Barbados rank

93rd

Mauritania rank

96th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Barbados
Mauritania

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 40.3% against 38.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Barbados ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 96th of 218 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	57.9%	89.9%	32.0%	Mauritania
1970s	45.7%	79.5%	33.9%	Mauritania
1980s	36.5%	64.2%	27.7%	Mauritania
1990s	36.8%	61.2%	24.5%	Mauritania
2000s	39.1%	59.4%	20.3%	Mauritania
2010s	40.8%	48.9%	8.1%	Mauritania
2020s	40.6%	40.7%	0.2%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Barbados or Mauritania?: Barbados, at 40.3% against 38.5% in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Barbados and Mauritania?: 1.8%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Mauritania rank globally for rural population?: Barbados ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.