Greece vs Mauritania: Rural population

Greece
2.16 million
in 2025
Mauritania
2.05 million
in 2025
Greece rank
102nd
Mauritania rank
105th

Rural population over time

  • Greece
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.16 million against 2.05 million in Mauritania, a difference of 116,650.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Globally, Greece ranks 102nd and Mauritania ranks 105th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.