Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Mauritania
5,574 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5,109 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2004
Mauritania rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
183rd
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5,574 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,109 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 465 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 190 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 | 37.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 304.75 current US$ per square kilometre | 266.82 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 244.7 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,358 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,113 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 570.12 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,300 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,730 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 544.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,474 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,929 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 727.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,111 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,384 current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 5,574 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,109 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 465 current US$ 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 imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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
Imports of goods and services (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.