Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 10.22 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
10.22
World rank
30th
of 120 countries
All-time high
54.14
in 1993
All-time low
10.22
in 2019
Years of data
8
1987–2019
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mauritania is 10.22, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mauritania peaked at 54.14 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.22, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.78 | 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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- 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)
- 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)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1559 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mauritania?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mauritania was 10.22 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.14 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Mauritania ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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