What is the difference in country area — area, per unit of gdp between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per unit of GDP

Mauritania

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Mauritania rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Country area — Area, per unit of GDP over time

Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 8.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0005 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0.0004 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Mauritania
1970s	0.0002 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0.0002 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Mauritania
1980s	0.0001 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0.0001 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Mauritania
1990s	0.0001 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Mauritania
2000s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Mauritania
2010s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Mauritania
2020s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per unit of gdp, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Mauritania, at 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per unit of gdp between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per unit of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 9,990 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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