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$), per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 11,961 current US$ 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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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.