Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 99.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 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
Mauritania recorded 99.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Mauritania peaked at 99.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 99.9% | — |
| 1993 | 99.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 99.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 99.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 20 Pakistan 99.5% compare
- 21 Ghana 99.5% compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 99.4% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 99.4% compare
- 25 Bangladesh 99.1% compare
- 26 Senegal 99.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Mauritania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Mauritania was 99.4% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.