Iran vs Mauritania: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Iran
370.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2000
Mauritania
156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
190th
Mauritania rank
193rd

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • Mauritania
0200400600197519992023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 370.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 214.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Iran's figure about 2.4 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 190th and Mauritania ranks 193rd of 198 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 449.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 405.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iran
1980s 101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iran
1990s 274.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 228.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Iran or Mauritania?
Iran, at 370.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2000.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Iran and Mauritania?
214.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1998.
How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 190th and Mauritania ranks 193rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.