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🇲🇷 Mauritania

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

MRT MR UM Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)

Every statistic we track for Mauritania — 103 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$9,280

#138 of 191

Life expectancy

65.1 yrs

#140 of 188

Happiness score

4.47

#120 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.13

#129 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 27.3% #133/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 27.3% #133/139 2024
Bank Branches 12.3 #77/153 2024
Current Account Balance -6.5% #156/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 10.9% #120/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 24.4% #86/97 2024
Economy Rated Good 37.2% #3/8 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #152/237 2023
Fiscal Balance 0.5% #22/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 14.4 #143/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 43.9 #139/191 2026
GDP per Capita 3,033 #147/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 3,680 #130/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 9,280 #138/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 8.1% #2/184 2019
Government Debt 37.1% #135/185 2026
Income per Person 2,686 #143/183 2018
Income per Person 2,686 #143/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 4.1% #69/191 2026
Made a Digital Payment 9.9% #133/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 4.4% #42/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #138/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 15,674,544,913 #147/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.6 #11/217 2024
Median Age 17.5 #223/235 2026
Population 3.7 #131/229 2013
Population 4.7 #121/191 2026
Population Density 5.3 #222/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 43,906 #36/195 2025
Urban Population 60.6% #122/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 50.3% #198/214 2023
Internet Users 45.8% #150/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 109.9 #110/209 2022
Read News Online 37% #44/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 22.8% #92/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0 #201/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.7 #47/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.5% #139/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 37.9% #100/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 31 #44/191 2023
Life Expectancy 65.1 #140/188 2013
Life Expectancy 70.7 #122/186 2020
Suicide Rate 4.9 #132/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 10.4% #135/167 2022
Undernourishment 8.7% #60/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 40 #187/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4.7% #36/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 5.6 #132/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1 #141/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 22.7% #115/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.5 #122/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.3 #123/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.9 #148/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 30 #131/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 30 #129/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #113/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #141/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #112/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #87/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 39 #133/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.6 #104/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.5 #146/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.7 #150/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.1 #159/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #129/179 2025
Military Spending 2.8% #33/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #109/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 63.2% #6/39 2023
Perceived State Corruption 78.5% #7/8 2024
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #27/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 74.2 #33/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #159/179 2025
Support for Democracy 79.6% #4/8 2024
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 78.1% #10/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 56% #10/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.9 #139/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 63.4 #60/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 6.4 #73/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 9.5 #125/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 81.8% #99/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 41.5% #87/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 2.9 #59/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 44.3% #23/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 23.3% #4/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.5 #41/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 42.7 #131/141 2023
World Risk Index 9.1 #62/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 64.2% #85/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.5 #120/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.6 #136/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.3 #113/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #69/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.6 #76/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #38/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.8 #127/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #163/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Believe Vaccines Are Effective 81.2% #82/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 74.2% #85/143 2018
Desire to Emigrate 22.9% #7/8 2024
Interpersonal Trust 42.6% #1/8 2024
Religiosity 89.3% #1/7 2024
Trust in Science 39.6% #143/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 31.5% #142/143 2018

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