Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 10.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 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 share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Mauritania is 10.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Mauritania peaked at 54.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 31.7% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 19.2% | 30.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1559 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1407 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1407 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Mauritania?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Mauritania was 10.2% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Mauritania ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.