Head to head
Nouakchott vs Nouadhibou
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Nouakchott is the larger of the two, with 1,184,530 people to 146,048 in Nouadhibou. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Everything below is the evidence for that: population, size within each city’s own country, the distance between them, and where each one stands on the global board.
The answer
SummaryNeither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Nouakchott is the larger of the two, with 1,184,530 people to 146,048 in Nouadhibou. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither Nouakchott nor Nouadhibou has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
Mauritania| Metric | Nouakchott | Nouadhibou |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 1,184,530 | 146,048 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 1st largest | 2nd largest |
| Country | Mauritania | Mauritania |
| Region | — | Dakhlet Nouadhibou |
| National capital | Yes | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 10:57 PM · UTC+00:00 | 10:57 PM · UTC+00:00 |
| CityWar rank | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| City score$1 contributed = 1 point | $0 | $0 |
| Backers | 0 | 0 |
| Score added todaysince 00:00 UTC | $0 | $0 |
Distance and time
336 km apartNouakchott and Nouadhibou are 336 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in Mauritania. Nouadhibou keeps time the same time as Nouakchott.
Nouakchott has 1,038,482 more people — 8.1× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, Nouakchott or Nouadhibou?
- Nouakchott is the larger city by population, with 1,184,530 people to 146,048 in Nouadhibou — a difference of 1,038,482. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are Nouakchott and Nouadhibou?
- 336 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in Mauritania. Nouadhibou keeps time the same time as Nouakchott.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, Nouakchott or Nouadhibou?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Nouakchott is the larger of the two, with 1,184,530 people to 146,048 in Nouadhibou. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
- How is a city's CityWar score calculated?
- One US dollar contributed is one point, and cities are ordered by total score with the highest first. When two cities are level the one backed first holds the higher rank. Nothing else is in the calculation — no population weighting, no votes and no editorial judgement — which is why Nouakchott and Nouadhibou both currently sit at $0.
Settle it
Neither city is on the board. The first $1 behind either one decides which of them goes first.
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