Mauritania vs Somalia: Total natural resource rents
Mauritania
11.4%
in 2021
Somalia
11.2%
in 2021
Mauritania rank
45th
Somalia rank
46th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in Somalia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 46th of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 7.4% | 3.2% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 10.8% | 4.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.5% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 16.5% | 8.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 11.3% | 4.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Mauritania, at 11.4% against 11.2% in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 46th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.