Mauritania vs Niger: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Mauritania
7,342 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
11,254 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
181st
Niger rank
178th

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 11,254 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,342 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 3,912 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 181st and Niger ranks 178th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 85.24 current US$ per square kilometre 460.35 current US$ per square kilometre 375.11 current US$ per square kilometre Niger
1970s 614.53 current US$ per square kilometre 817.48 current US$ per square kilometre 202.95 current US$ per square kilometre Niger
1980s 1,121 current US$ per square kilometre 1,452 current US$ per square kilometre 331.06 current US$ per square kilometre Niger
1990s 1,689 current US$ per square kilometre 2,038 current US$ per square kilometre 348.56 current US$ per square kilometre Niger
2000s 2,511 current US$ per square kilometre 3,164 current US$ per square kilometre 653.19 current US$ per square kilometre Niger
2010s 4,557 current US$ per square kilometre 6,825 current US$ per square kilometre 2,268 current US$ per square kilometre Niger
2020s 6,369 current US$ per square kilometre 10,079 current US$ per square kilometre 3,710 current US$ per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 11,254 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,342 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
3,912 current US$ per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 181st and Niger ranks 178th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 10,484 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.