Which has higher fish discards, Mauritania or Portugal?

Portugal, at 82,934 against 79,288 in Mauritania as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.

Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania

79,288

in 2018

Portugal

82,934

in 2018

Mauritania rank

19th

Portugal rank

18th

Portugal currently reports 82,934 against 79,288 in Mauritania, a difference of 3,646.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 18th of 161 countries.

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

Decade	Mauritania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,408	728,820	726,412	Portugal
1960s	7,797	782,989	775,192	Portugal
1970s	15,478	330,028	314,550	Portugal
1980s	167,328	179,796	12,468	Portugal
1990s	170,271	104,248	66,023	Mauritania
2000s	154,390	76,110	78,279	Mauritania
2010s	60,192	75,032	14,841	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher fish discards, Mauritania or Portugal?: Portugal, at 82,934 against 79,288 in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Mauritania and Portugal?: 3,646, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for fish discards?: Mauritania ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 18th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.