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$), per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 259.4 BoP, current US$ 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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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.