Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Afghanistan
78.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
Mauritania
156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
195th
Mauritania rank
193rd
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 78.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 77.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 195th and Mauritania ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 41.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 24.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 72.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 48.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 154.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 217.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 78.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 184.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 106.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 78.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 77.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 195th and Mauritania ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.