Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Mauritania
22,410 current LCU per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
22,972 current LCU per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
118th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 22,972 current LCU per person against 22,410 current LCU per person in Mauritania, a difference of 562 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 195 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2000s | 3,976 current LCU per person | 3,691 current LCU per person | 285.41 current LCU per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 11,256 current LCU per person | 10,797 current LCU per person | 458.98 current LCU per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 18,196 current LCU per person | 16,337 current LCU per person | 1,859 current LCU per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 22,972 current LCU per person against 22,410 current LCU per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 562 current LCU per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.