Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ against 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 450 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mauritania ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,303 real chained 2019 US$ | 12,611 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,308 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7,768 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,701 real chained 2019 US$ | 67.04 real chained 2019 US$ | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 6,150 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,853 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,297 real chained 2019 US$ | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ | 450.01 real chained 2019 US$ | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ against 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 450 real chained 2019 US$, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Mauritania ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.