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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 67.6% | — |
| 1993 | 71.4% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 26.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 26.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1%, 42% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.