Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 80.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
In 2019, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Mauritania stood at 80.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Mauritania peaked at 94.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 29th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 90.1% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 82.6% | 89.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 80.4% | 80.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 26 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 81.6% compare
- 28 Cameroon 80.6% compare
- 30 Laos 79.6% compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 77.7% compare
- 32 Indonesia 75.9% compare
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 $10 a day in Mauritania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Mauritania was 80.4% 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 $10 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.