Mauritania vs Somalia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

Mauritania
2.78 current US$ per person
in 2021
Somalia
3.5 current US$ per person
in 1983
Mauritania rank
187th
Somalia rank
185th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.5 current US$ per person against 2.78 current US$ per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.72 current US$ per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Somalia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 187th and Somalia ranks 185th of 193 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.64 current US$ per person 6.73 current US$ per person 5.08 current US$ per person Somalia
1980s 2.12 current US$ per person 4.41 current US$ per person 2.3 current US$ per person Somalia

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 Somalia?
Somalia, at 3.5 current US$ per person against 2.78 current US$ per person in Mauritania as of 1983.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Mauritania and Somalia?
0.72 current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1983.
How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 187th and Somalia ranks 185th 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
Last refreshed

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.