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
051015198720052023

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

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.