Lesotho vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Lesotho
0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1989
Mauritania
0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
145th
Mauritania rank
142nd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
-800-600-400-2000200197519992023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Lesotho ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 188 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s 21.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.2469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Lesotho or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Lesotho and Mauritania?
0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1989.
How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Lesotho ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.