Mauritania vs Somalia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Mauritania
9,656 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1,401 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1990
Mauritania rank
200th
Somalia rank
203rd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Mauritania
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 9,656 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,401 current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 8,255 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 6.9 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 203rd of 204 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 217.2 current US$ per square kilometre 351.36 current US$ per square kilometre 134.16 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 561.73 current US$ per square kilometre 736.6 current US$ per square kilometre 174.87 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 1,075 current US$ per square kilometre 1,288 current US$ per square kilometre 212.64 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 1,354 current US$ per square kilometre 1,401 current US$ per square kilometre 47.68 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Mauritania or Somalia?
Mauritania, at 9,656 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,401 current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Mauritania and Somalia?
8,255 current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Mauritania ranks 200th and Somalia ranks 203rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.