Denmark vs Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Denmark
0.3%
in 2023
Mauritania
0.3%
in 2019
Denmark rank
48th
Mauritania rank
46th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day over time
- Denmark
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 48th and Mauritania ranks 46th of 120 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 12.9% | 12.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day, Denmark or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day between Denmark and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Denmark and Mauritania rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Denmark ranks 48th and Mauritania ranks 46th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.