Mauritania vs Uganda: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Mauritania

4.47

in 2025

Uganda

4.49

in 2025

Mauritania rank

122nd

Uganda rank

120th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Mauritania
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.49 against 4.47 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritania ahead.

Globally, Mauritania ranks 122nd and Uganda ranks 120th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.