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Mauritania

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Nouakchott210,823 observations
Population
5.32M
world rank #125 / 217
GDP
11.68B
world rank #147 / 186
GDP / capita
6,559
world rank #140 / 185
Life expectancy
68.7
world rank #164 / 217

Governance

564 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile29#156Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile36.9#158Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile56.3#148Rule of Law0-100 percentile42.1#155
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,990 indicators
GDPcurrent US$11.68B#147GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $6,559#140GDP growth%4%#70Inflation%1.5%#48
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$4.51B#127Merchandise importscurrent US$5.69B#136Exports of goods & services% GDP39.9%#63Imports of goods & services% GDP54.2%#46
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,444 indicators
Life expectancyyears68.7#164Infant mortalityper 1k births30.2#107Maternal mortalityper 100k381#103Health spending% GDP4.3%#145
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,442 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross36%#144Education spending% GDP7.6%#4Adult literacy%59.5%#41Primary enrollment% gross105.4%#34
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,234 indicators
Populationpeople5.32M#125Population growth%2.8%#18Urban population%61.5%#112Fertility ratebirths/woman4.6#11
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

251 indicators
Electricity access% pop52.2%#66Renewable energy share%19.6%#32Forest area% land0.29%#202CO₂ per capitat1#152
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

204 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop0.8%#107Electricity access, urban% urban pop94.2%#28Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

337 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area0.6%#161Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources337.1%#167Capture fisheries productiontonnes640,321.9#30
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

273 indicators
Agricultural land% land area38.5%#101Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,537.4#59Aquaculture productiontonnes0#188Food production index2014-16 = 100116.5#54
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

653 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people92.1#127Secure internet serversper 1M people52.2#182Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.31#130
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,019 indicators
Gini indexindex32#26Extreme poverty% pop10.2%#30Internet users% pop45.8%#148Homicide rateper 100k1#36
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

369 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-105.5#44Hazard & exposure0-104.3#37Vulnerability0-105.9#47
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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