Ghana vs Mauritania: Population, per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
45th
Mauritania rank
42nd

Population, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
00.0020.0040.006196019922024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
1970s 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
1980s 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per unit of gdp, Ghana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Ghana and Mauritania?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for population, per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Mauritania: Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/population-per-unit-of-gdp/ghana/mauritania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/population-per-unit-of-gdp/ghana/mauritania/">Ghana vs Mauritania: Population, per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,446 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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