Mauritania vs Peru: Total natural resource rents
Mauritania
11.4%
in 2021
Peru
12.7%
in 2021
Mauritania rank
45th
Peru rank
42nd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Mauritania
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.7% against 11.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Peru ranks 42nd of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 4.9% | 5.7% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 10.2% | 5.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 7.3% | 9.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 7.0% | 7.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 8.4% | 1.4% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Mauritania or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.7% against 11.4% in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Mauritania and Peru?
- 1.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Peru?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Peru rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and Peru ranks 42nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.