Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita

Mauritania
430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
350.68 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600196219932024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person against 350.68 includes gold, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 79.86 includes gold, current US$ per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 182 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 56.7 includes gold, current US$ per person 90.64 includes gold, current US$ per person 33.94 includes gold, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 60.7 includes gold, current US$ per person 130.72 includes gold, current US$ per person 70.02 includes gold, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 36.04 includes gold, current US$ per person 66.56 includes gold, current US$ per person 30.52 includes gold, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 37.6 includes gold, current US$ per person 164.43 includes gold, current US$ per person 126.83 includes gold, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 199.64 includes gold, current US$ per person 312.96 includes gold, current US$ per person 113.32 includes gold, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 377.57 includes gold, current US$ per person 298.63 includes gold, current US$ per person 78.94 includes gold, current US$ per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person against 350.68 includes gold, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
79.86 includes gold, current US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita
Unit
includes gold, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 9,516 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.