Poverty & Inequality in Mauritania 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 10.2% 2019 down 46.9% 30th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 4,506 people 2019 up 33.2% 115th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.4% 2019 down 0.2% 23rd Share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% 2019 down 46.9% 30th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 71.2% 2019 down 4.0% 29th Number of people living in extreme poverty 4.08 million people 2019 up 57.8% 96th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 464,788 people 2019 down 24.6% 53rd Number of people living in extreme poverty 464,788 people 2019 down 24.6% 53rd Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 71.2% 2019 down 4.0% 29th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 10.2% 2019 down 46.9% 30th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 5.0% 2019 down 37.9% 69th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 10.6% 2019 down 29.1% 71st Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 18.1% 2019 down 20.2% 60th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.9% 2019 up 0.0% 13th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 10.2% 2019 down 46.9% 30th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 26.0% 2019 down 29.5% 29th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 10.2% 2019 down 46.9% 30th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 80.4% 2019 down 2.6% 29th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 464,788 people 2019 down 24.6% 53rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 4,506 people 2019 up 33.2% 115th Gini coefficient 0.32 2019 down 10.3% 80th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 22.4% 2022 up 9.8% 11th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 10.2% 2019 down 46.9% 29th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 449,731 people 2019 up 47.9% 105th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 4.9% 2019 down 54.7% 36th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.8% 2019 down 0.0% 14th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 4.9% 2019 down 54.7% 36th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 219,776 people 2019 down 38.0% 54th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 23.6% 2019 down 31.9% 36th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 59.6% 2019 down 8.2% 30th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 5.4% 2019 down 54.8% 36th ← Previous Page 2 of 2