Mauritania vs Niger: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Mauritania
11,961 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
15,283 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
178th
Niger rank
175th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 15,283 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,961 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 3,322 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 178th and Niger ranks 175th of 183 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 | 115.71 current US$ per square kilometre | 503.23 current US$ per square kilometre | 387.52 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1970s | 702.17 current US$ per square kilometre | 975.73 current US$ per square kilometre | 273.56 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1980s | 1,341 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,707 current US$ per square kilometre | 366.08 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1990s | 1,969 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,286 current US$ per square kilometre | 316.82 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 3,336 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,865 current US$ per square kilometre | 528.87 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2010s | 7,229 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,395 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,166 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 10,345 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,933 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,589 current US$ per square kilometre | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 15,283 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,961 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
- 3,322 current US$ 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 gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 178th and Niger ranks 175th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.