Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Total natural resources rents
Guinea-Bissau
10.4%
in 2021
Mauritania
11.4%
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau rank
47th
Mauritania rank
45th
Total natural resources rents over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 11.4% against 10.4% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 10.7% | 2.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 15.3% | 5.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 4.9% | 16.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 16.7% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 1.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 6.9% | 3.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resources rents, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 11.4% against 10.4% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 1.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for total natural resources rents?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Total natural resources 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
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.