Greenland vs Mauritania: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Greenland
8,939 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
11,961 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
180th
Mauritania rank
178th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 11,961 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,939 current US$ per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 3,022 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 180th and Mauritania ranks 178th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 6,072 current US$ per square kilometre 3,971 current US$ per square kilometre 2,101 current US$ per square kilometre Greenland
2010s 7,845 current US$ per square kilometre 7,229 current US$ per square kilometre 616.58 current US$ per square kilometre Greenland
2020s 8,783 current US$ per square kilometre 10,345 current US$ per square kilometre 1,561 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Greenland or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 11,961 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,939 current US$ per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Greenland and Mauritania?
3,022 current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Greenland ranks 180th and Mauritania ranks 178th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national 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
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national 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.