Mauritania vs United States of America: Oil reserves, per unit of GDP

Mauritania
0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
United States of America
0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Mauritania rank
53rd
United States of America rank
52nd

Oil reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • United States of America
00.0010.0020.0030.004198020002021

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 52nd of 198 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0034 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0002 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0031 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2010s 0.0009 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0006 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2020s 0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 0 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil reserves, per unit of gdp, Mauritania or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0004 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in oil reserves, per unit of gdp between Mauritania and United States of America?
0.0001 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United States of America?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and United States of America rank globally for oil reserves, per unit of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,375 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Oil reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.