Mauritania vs Venezuela: Total natural resource rents
Mauritania
11.4%
in 2021
Venezuela
11.8%
in 2014
Mauritania rank
45th
Venezuela rank
43rd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Mauritania
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 11.8% against 11.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 18.1% | 7.4% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 18.0% | 2.7% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 17.3% | 12.4% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 21.6% | 4.9% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 17.0% | 6.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Mauritania or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 11.8% against 11.4% in Mauritania as of 2014.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Mauritania and Venezuela?
- 0.4%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Venezuela?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
- How do Mauritania and Venezuela rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and Venezuela ranks 43rd 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.