Mauritania vs Niger: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Mauritania
823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
809.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
160th
Niger rank
161st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 809.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 13.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 160th and Niger ranks 161st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1980s | 8.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 207.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 94.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 112.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 483.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 521.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 37.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 1,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 581.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 448.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 809.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Mauritania and Niger?
- 13.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Mauritania ranks 160th and Niger ranks 161st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, 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.