How does Mauritania rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Mauritania ranks 66th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Mauritania

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Mauritania
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.482 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.482

World rank

66th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6609

in 1993

All-time low

0.4773

in 2014

Years of data

1987–2019

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Mauritania, 1987–2019

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mauritania is 0.482, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mauritania peaked at 0.6609 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4773, in 2014.

Mauritania ranks 66th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.5637	0.5637	0.5637	1
1990s	0.5948	0.5287	0.6609	2
2000s	0.5458	0.5115	0.5788	3
2010s	0.4797	0.4773	0.482	2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

63 Mongolia 0.4961 compare
64 Kazakhstan 0.4937 compare
65 Bulgaria 0.4914 compare
67 Romania 0.4783 compare
68 Estonia 0.4727 compare
69 Guinea 0.4688 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.603 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1407 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1407 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1559 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.7% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.35 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mauritania?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mauritania was 0.482 in 2019, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.6609 in 1993.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4773 in 2014.
How does Mauritania rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Mauritania ranks 66th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.