Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Mauritania

Mauritania: Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only was 0.3333 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3333
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.3333
in 2004
All-time low
0.1667
in 2011
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Mauritania, 2004–2023

00.10.20.32004201320232004: 0.3332005: 0.3332006: 0.3332007: 0.3332008: 0.3332009: 0.3332010: 0.3332011: 0.1672012: 0.1672013: 0.3332014: 0.3332015: 0.3332016: 0.3332017: 0.3332018: 0.3332019: 0.3332020: 0.3332021: 0.3332022: 0.3332023: 0.333

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.3333 for dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in Mauritania peaked at 0.3333 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1667, in 2011.

That places Mauritania 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only in Mauritania, 2004 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3333 —
2005 0.3333 +0.0%
2006 0.3333 +0.0%
2007 0.3333 +0.0%
2008 0.3333 +0.0%
2009 0.3333 +0.0%
2010 0.3333 +0.0%
2011 0.1667 -50.0%
2012 0.1667 +0.0%
2013 0.3333 +100.0%
2014 0.3333 +0.0%
2015 0.3333 +0.0%
2016 0.3333 +0.0%
2017 0.3333 +0.0%
2018 0.3333 +0.0%
2019 0.3333 +0.0%
2020 0.3333 +0.0%
2021 0.3333 +0.0%
2022 0.3333 +0.0%
2023 0.3333 +0.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.3333 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8333, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.3333 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6667, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 6
2010s 0.3 0.1667 0.3333 10
2020s 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 160 Dominica 0.3333 compare
  2. 160 Guinea 0.3333 compare
  3. 160 Guyana 0.3333 compare
  4. 160 Haiti 0.3333 compare
  5. 160 Nigeria 0.3333 compare
  6. 160 Solomon Islands 0.3333 compare
  7. 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3333 compare
  8. 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3333 compare
  9. 160 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3333 compare
  10. 160 Turkmenistan 0.3333 compare
  11. 160 Ukraine 0.3333 compare
  12. 160 Uzbekistan 0.3333 compare
  13. 160 Zambia 0.3333 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in Mauritania?
Dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only in Mauritania was 0.3333 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3333 in 2004.
What is the lowest dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1667 in 2011.
How does Mauritania rank for dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only?
Mauritania ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is dimension 4.1: censuses and surveys - censuses only rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dimension 4.1: Censuses and Surveys - Censuses only
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,820 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Average score Census and Survey Indicators indicators. Availability of recent censuses and surveys covering broad areas. The following censuses and surveys are considered: Population & Housing census, Agriculture census, Business/establishment census, Household Survey on income/ consumption/ expenditure/ budget/ Integrated Survey, Agriculture survey, Labor Force Survey, Health/Demographic survey, Business/establishment survey. Source: NSO websites, World Bank microdata library, ILO microdata library, IHSN microdata librar