Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

Mauritania
2.78 current US$ per person
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.31 current US$ per person
in 2021
Mauritania rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
190th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.78 current US$ per person against 0.31 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.47 current US$ per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 9.0 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6487 current US$ per person 3.46 current US$ per person 2.81 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.18 current US$ per person 1.98 current US$ per person 0.1975 current US$ per person Mauritania
1990s 5.15 current US$ per person 3.55 current US$ per person 1.59 current US$ per person Mauritania
2010s 15.56 current US$ per person 1.3 current US$ per person 14.26 current US$ per person Mauritania
2020s 19.72 current US$ per person 0.272 current US$ per person 19.45 current US$ per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 2.78 current US$ per person against 0.31 current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
2.47 current US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.