Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Mauritania
11,961 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7,523 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2004
Mauritania rank
178th
Papua New Guinea rank
181st

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

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 11,961 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,523 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4,438 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 183 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 115.71 current US$ per square kilometre 971.21 current US$ per square kilometre 855.5 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 702.17 current US$ per square kilometre 3,176 current US$ per square kilometre 2,474 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 1,341 current US$ per square kilometre 6,947 current US$ per square kilometre 5,606 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 1,969 current US$ per square kilometre 9,051 current US$ per square kilometre 7,081 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 2,170 current US$ per square kilometre 6,587 current US$ per square kilometre 4,417 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 11,961 current US$ per square kilometre against 7,523 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
4,438 current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.