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

Mauritania
12.78 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
6.85 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Mauritania rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
190th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150197519982021

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 12.78 current US$ per square kilometre against 6.85 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.93 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.9 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 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 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8843 current US$ per square kilometre 22.62 current US$ per square kilometre 21.74 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 3.61 current US$ per square kilometre 15.29 current US$ per square kilometre 11.68 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 10.51 current US$ per square kilometre 34.85 current US$ per square kilometre 24.34 current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 65.33 current US$ per square kilometre 27.42 current US$ per square kilometre 37.91 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 88.21 current US$ per square kilometre 5.96 current US$ per square kilometre 82.25 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 12.78 current US$ per square kilometre against 6.85 current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
5.93 current US$ per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre?
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 square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.