Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 2.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mauritania is 2.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mauritania peaked at 23.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 31st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23.0% | — |
| 1993 | 20.5% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -34.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -45.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -12.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 22% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 10.3% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.2% | 9.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mauritania?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mauritania was 2.5% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).