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

Mauritania
156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
259.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
193rd
Niger rank
192nd

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

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 259.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 103.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.7 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 193rd and Niger ranks 192nd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 42.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
1980s 72.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 46.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 217.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 227.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger
2020s 195.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 297.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 259.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 156.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
103.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 193rd and Niger ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.