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

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita

Burkina Faso

0.2311

in 2020

Mauritania

0.2366

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

139th

Mauritania rank

137th

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.2366 against 0.2311 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0055.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 162 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0285	0.0352	0.0067	Mauritania
1880s	0.0294	0.0396	0.0103	Mauritania
1890s	0.0305	0.0442	0.0137	Mauritania
1900s	0.0316	0.0486	0.0171	Mauritania
1910s	0.0362	0.0505	0.0143	Mauritania
1920s	0.0359	0.0552	0.0193	Mauritania
1930s	0.038	0.0677	0.0297	Mauritania
1950s	0.0475	0.0881	0.0406	Mauritania
1960s	0.0582	0.1103	0.0521	Mauritania
1970s	0.0583	0.1221	0.0638	Mauritania
1980s	0.0782	0.114	0.0358	Mauritania
1990s	0.1052	0.1494	0.0442	Mauritania
2000s	0.1565	0.1851	0.0287	Mauritania
2010s	0.1851	0.2291	0.044	Mauritania
2020s	0.2311	0.2366	0.0055	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 0.2366 against 0.2311 in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 0.0055, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.