Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.482 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mauritania is 0.482, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mauritania peaked at 0.6609 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4773, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 66th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.5637 | — |
| 1993 | 0.6609 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5287 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.547 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5788 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5115 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4773 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.482 | +1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.482 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5666, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.482 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5654, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mauritania?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6609 in 1993.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4773 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Mauritania ranks 66th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.