Share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania

Mauritania: Share living with less than 1 int per day was 0.2903 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.2903
World rank
46th
of 120 countries
All-time high
12.88
in 1987
All-time low
0.1531
in 2014
Years of data
8
1987–2019

Share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania, 1987–2019

0510151987200320191987: 12.91993: 51995: 2.62000: 1.12004: 0.8992008: 0.622014: 0.1532019: 0.29

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania is 0.2903, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania peaked at 12.88 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1531, in 2014.

Mauritania ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania, 1987 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1987 12.88 —
1993 5.02 -61.0%
1995 2.58 -48.6%
2000 1.14 -55.7%
2004 0.8994 -21.2%
2008 0.6202 -31.0%
2014 0.1531 -75.3%
2019 0.2903 +89.6%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.2903 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.2903 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9374, 31% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12.88 12.88 12.88 1
1990s 3.8 2.58 5.02 2
2000s 0.8871 0.6202 1.14 3
2010s 0.2217 0.1531 0.2903 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 43 Peru 0.3167 compare
  2. 44 Latvia 0.3166 compare
  3. 45 United Kingdom 0.3 compare
  4. 47 Laos 0.2725 compare
  5. 48 Denmark 0.2667 compare
  6. 49 Pakistan 0.2347 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania?
Share living with less than 1 int per day in Mauritania was 0.2903 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 12.88 in 1987.
What is the lowest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1531 in 2014.
How does Mauritania rank for share living with less than 1 int per day?
Mauritania ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
Is share living with less than 1 int per 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 1 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 1 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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