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

Mauritania
12.78 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Somalia
34.59 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1983
Mauritania rank
187th
Somalia rank
186th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Somalia
050100150197519982021

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 34.59 current US$ per square kilometre against 12.78 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 21.81 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.7 times Mauritania's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 187th and Somalia ranks 186th 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 2.28 current US$ per square kilometre 58.42 current US$ per square kilometre 56.13 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 3.11 current US$ per square kilometre 42.24 current US$ per square kilometre 39.13 current US$ per square kilometre Somalia

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 Somalia?
Somalia, at 34.59 current US$ per square kilometre against 12.78 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 1983.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Somalia?
21.81 current US$ per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 187th and Somalia ranks 186th 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.