Gender in Mauritania 206 indicators covering gender for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 25 2023 unchanged 166th Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 161st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 0 2023 — 172nd Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 0 2023 — 165th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 0 2023 — 184th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 — 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 171st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 48.12 2023 up 14.9% 177th Women Business and the Law Index 48.12 2023 up 14.9% 177th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 151.8% 2025 up 18.6% 41st Share of female employment by economic sector 29.5% 2025 down 11.4% 60th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 381 2023 down 23.2% 15th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 35.9 2019 down 7.7% 114th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 39.7 2019 down 1.7% 83rd Total Fertility Rate 4.34 2022 down 12.9% 19th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 5.97 2020 up 27.9% 175th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.56 years 2019 up 23.9% 150th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.15 years 2019 up 16.2% 162nd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 25.9% 2025 down 3.6% 72nd Women of reproductive age 1.22 million 2023 up 36.6% 121st Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 34.0% 2026 up 23.2% 174th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 96.2% 2020 down 0.1% 7th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 41 2026 up 10.8% 90th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 23.3% 2026 down 7.4% 116th Share of women in ministerial positions 19.2% 2024 up 47.9% 105th Share of women in parliament 23.3% 2025 down 7.4% 110th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 10.49 2015 up 483.0% 181st Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 43.0% 2016 up 45.0% 31st Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 37.1% 2016 up 5.0% 57th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 23.3 2024 down 7.4% 105th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.44 ratio 2026 up 10.0% 102nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 53.9% 2023 up 0.9% 8th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 662.6 2023 up 42.6% 87th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 54.5% 2023 up 4.2% 3rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 53.9% 2023 up 0.9% 9th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 54.5% 2023 up 4.4% 3rd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 54.5 2023 up 4.2% 3rd Gender Development Index 0.874 2022 up 1.2% 160th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 68.0% 2024 up 106.1% 86th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 97.0% 2024 up 246.4% 2nd Gender Inequality Index 0.603 2022 down 4.4% 15th Suicide Rate 2.71 2021 up 2.7% 161st Female migrants 43.4% 2020 up 1.8% 174th Age at first marriage, female 21.8 2015 down 0.9% 127th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 19.23 2024 up 47.9% 105th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 23.2% 2019 up 1.3% 27th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 24.1 2019 up 23.0% 84th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →