Kenya vs Mauritania: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient
Kenya
3,250
in 2017
Mauritania
3,431
in 2017
Kenya rank
127th
Mauritania rank
125th
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3,431 against 3,250 in Kenya, a difference of 181.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 127th and Mauritania ranks 125th of 160 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 9 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 537.95 | 535.72 | 2.23 | Kenya |
| 1850s | 471.84 | 469.88 | 1.95 | Kenya |
| 1870s | 582.32 | 579.91 | 2.41 | Kenya |
| 1890s | 612.14 | 562.65 | 49.49 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 644.83 | 580.98 | 63.85 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 839.77 | 538.38 | 301.4 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1,038 | 679 | 359 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1,157 | 913 | 244 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1,458 | 1,548 | 90 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1,675 | 1,682 | 7 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1,780 | 1,511 | 269 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2,036 | 2,153 | 116.5 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2,915 | 3,207 | 292 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3,431 against 3,250 in Kenya as of 2017.
- What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 181, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Kenya ranks 127th and Mauritania ranks 125th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.