Indonesia vs Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Indonesia
65.2%
in 2025
Mauritania
71.2%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
32nd
Mauritania rank
29th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Indonesia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 71.2% against 65.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 29th of 120 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.2% | 90.9% | 8.3% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 91.3% | 7.0% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 80.4% | 14.5% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 70.6% | 5.6% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Indonesia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 71.2% against 65.2% in Indonesia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Indonesia and Mauritania?
- 6.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mauritania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Indonesia and Mauritania rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Indonesia ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 29th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.