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
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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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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.