Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 71.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
71.2%
World rank
29th
of 120 countries
All-time high
91.3%
in 1993
All-time low
70.0%
in 2014
Years of data
8
1987–2019
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 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 71.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2019.
The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Mauritania peaked at 91.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 90.9% | — |
| 1993 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 85.6% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 82.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 71.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 71.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 79% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 85.6% | 91.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 74.1% | 84.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 70.0% | 71.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 26 Cameroon 74.0% compare
- 27 Philippines 73.9% compare
- 28 Bangladesh 71.5% compare
- 30 Laos 70.3% compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 65.2% compare
- 32 Indonesia 64.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $8.30 a day in Mauritania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Mauritania was 71.2% 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 $8.30 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.