Mauritania vs Spain: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Mauritania

464,788 people

in 2019

Spain

393,304 people

in 2023

Mauritania rank

53rd

Spain rank

55th

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data over time

Mauritania currently reports 464,788 people against 393,304 people in Spain, a difference of 71,484 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 55th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.