Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita
Mauritania
0.522 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.433 units per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
199th
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.522 units per person against 0.433 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.089 units per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 199th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 214 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2496 units per person | 0.1393 units per person | 0.1103 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.3944 units per person | 0.1815 units per person | 0.2129 units per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.4892 units per person | 0.2484 units per person | 0.2408 units per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per capita, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 0.522 units per person against 0.433 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per capita between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.089 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 199th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.