Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?

Mauritania, at 0.198 against 0.197 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Mauritania

0.198

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.197

in 2025

Mauritania rank

153rd

Papua New Guinea rank

154th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Mauritania
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.198 against 0.197 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.187	0.059	0.128	Mauritania
1910s	0.187	0.059	0.128	Mauritania
1920s	0.187	0.059	0.128	Mauritania
1930s	0.187	0.085	0.102	Mauritania
1940s	0.221	0.085	0.136	Mauritania
1950s	0.245	0.085	0.16	Mauritania
1960s	0.4727	0.085	0.3877	Mauritania
1970s	0.4658	0.204	0.2618	Mauritania
1980s	0.393	0.204	0.189	Mauritania
1990s	0.24	0.2268	0.0132	Mauritania
2000s	0.2126	0.223	0.0104	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.1519	0.184	0.0321	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.1987	0.1862	0.0125	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?: Mauritania, at 0.198 against 0.197 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?: 0.001, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Mauritania ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.