Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index was 0.374 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.374 for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in Mauritania peaked at 0.374 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.338, in 2010.
That places Mauritania 134th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.338 | — |
| 2011 | 0.344 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.35 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.355 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.364 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.363 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.366 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.373 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.374 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.367 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.372 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.374 | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.374 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.438, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.374 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.36, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3591 | 0.338 | 0.374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 | 0.367 | 0.374 | 4 |
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 inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in Mauritania?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index in Mauritania was 0.374 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.374 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.338 in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index?
- Mauritania ranks 134th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. human development index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.