Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Mauritania
Mauritania: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 449,731 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Mauritania is 449,731, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Mauritania peaked at 449,731 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64,233, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 105th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,233 | 64,233 | 64,233 | 1 |
| 1990s | 107,572 | 90,959 | 124,186 | 2 |
| 2000s | 233,500 | 193,186 | 304,014 | 3 |
| 2010s | 417,062 | 384,392 | 449,731 | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,537 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.58 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.603 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1407 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1407 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1559 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Mauritania?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Mauritania was 449,731 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 449,731 in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,233 in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Mauritania ranks 105th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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