El Salvador vs Mauritania: Urban population, male

El Salvador
31.1%
in 2015
Mauritania
30.5%
in 2015
El Salvador rank
81st
Mauritania rank
84th

Urban population, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 31.1% against 30.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 81st and Mauritania ranks 84th of 193 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 21.8% 15.8% 6.0% El Salvador
1990s 24.5% 22.0% 2.5% El Salvador
2000s 28.4% 26.1% 2.3% El Salvador
2010s 30.6% 29.7% 0.9% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, El Salvador or Mauritania?
El Salvador, at 31.1% against 30.5% in Mauritania as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between El Salvador and Mauritania?
0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for urban population, male?
El Salvador ranks 81st and Mauritania ranks 84th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.