Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 10.22 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of recorded 10.22 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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 including and excluding china in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of peaked at 54.14 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.22, in 2019.
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.78 | 50.78 | 50.78 | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.92 | 31.71 | 54.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.13 | 19.24 | 30.67 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.96 | 10.22 | 11.71 | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,537 (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 12.58 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.603 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1407 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1407 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of was 10.22 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 54.14 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 in 2019.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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