Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 26.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Mauritania is 26.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mauritania peaked at 71.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 52.2% | 71.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 36.8% | 49.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.3% | 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 $4.20 a day in Mauritania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mauritania was 26.0% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.