Mauritania vs Vanuatu: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Mauritania
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 25.0% against 23.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Mauritania ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 27.4% | 4.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 21.2% | 3.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 24.1% | 7.1% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Mauritania or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 25.0% against 23.9% in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in food imports between Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 1.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Vanuatu rank globally for food imports?
- Mauritania ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.