Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania is 0.3%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania peaked at 12.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Consumer price index 171.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania was 0.3% 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 $1 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $1 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 $1 per day.