Mauritania vs Samoa: Electricity production by source
Mauritania
19.4%
in 2021
Samoa
20.4%
in 2021
Mauritania rank
37th
Samoa rank
35th
Electricity production by source over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 20.4% against 19.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Samoa ranks 35th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.2% | 3.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production by source, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 20.4% against 19.4% in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production by source between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 1.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for electricity production by source?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Samoa ranks 35th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.