Mauritania vs Niger: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Mauritania
10,369 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
13,381 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
208th
Niger rank
206th
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 13,381 current US$ per square kilometre against 10,369 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 3,012 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 208th and Niger ranks 206th of 210 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 | 229.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 482 current US$ per square kilometre | 252.7 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1970s | 599.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 895.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 296.51 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1980s | 1,155 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,579 current US$ per square kilometre | 423.46 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1990s | 1,932 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,160 current US$ per square kilometre | 227.72 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 2,992 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,485 current US$ per square kilometre | 493.22 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2010s | 6,572 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,190 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,618 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 9,152 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,052 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,900 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 13,381 current US$ per square kilometre against 10,369 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
- 3,012 current US$ 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 gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 208th and Niger ranks 206th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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
GDP (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.