Georgia vs North America: Mineral rents
Georgia
1.3%
in 2021
North America
0.2%
in 2021
Georgia rank
43rd
North America rank
43rd
Mineral rents over time
- Georgia
- North America
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 1.3% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Georgia's figure about 6.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Georgia ranks 43rd and North America ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Georgia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Georgia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Georgia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Georgia or North America?
- Georgia, at 1.3% against 0.2% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Georgia and North America?
- 1.1%, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and North America?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Georgia and North America rank globally for mineral rents?
- Georgia ranks 43rd and North America ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.