Brazil vs Mauritania: Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line over time
- Brazil
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 27.6% against 26.2% in Brazil, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Mauritania ahead.
Brazil ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.8% | 50.8% | 13.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 45.4% | 8.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 35.2% | 3.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.9% | 0.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line, Brazil or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 27.6% against 26.2% in Brazil as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line between Brazil and Mauritania?
- 1.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Mauritania rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line?
- Brazil ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2021 U.S. dollars and defined as max($3.00, $1.30 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $3.00. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.