Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 71.16 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
71.16
World rank
29th
of 120 countries
All-time high
91.31
in 1993
All-time low
70.04
in 2014
Years of data
8
1987–2019
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 71.16 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2019.
The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Mauritania peaked at 91.31 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 70.04, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 90.91 | — |
| 1993 | 91.31 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 85.57 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 82.79 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 84.36 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 74.1 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 70.04 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 71.16 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.91 | 90.91 | 90.91 | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.44 | 85.57 | 91.31 | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.42 | 74.1 | 84.36 | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.6 | 70.04 | 71.16 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 26 Cameroon 73.98 compare
- 27 Philippines 73.86 compare
- 28 Bangladesh 71.5 compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.29 compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 65.19 compare
- 32 Indonesia 65.15 compare
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.603 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Mauritania?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Mauritania was 71.16 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.31 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.04 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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