Country profile
Mauritania
Mauritania ranks #125 of 215 for population, #171 of 209 for gdp per capita, #163 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
5,169,395
people · 2024
Rank #125 of 215
Life expectancy
68.7
years · 2024
Rank #163 of 216
Poverty headcount
10.2%
% of population · 2019
Rank #62 of 186
Under-5 mortality
36.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #68 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
31%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #214 of 232
Tobacco use
9.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #135 of 163
Calorie supply
2,909
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #98 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
30,000
arrivals · 2000
Rank #191 of 203
GDP per capita
$2,110
current US$ · 2024
Rank #171 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.49
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #121 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
140
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #97 of 210
Forest area
0.29%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #251 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
70.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #3 of 248
Protected areas
1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #227 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
1.01
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #157 of 210
Fertilizer use
8.34
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #156 of 194
Pesticide use
1.52
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #101 of 193
Cereal yield
1.54
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #143 of 182
Digital
Internet users
45.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #166 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.95
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #215 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
92.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #190 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
50.3%
% of population · 2023
Rank #199 of 215
Renewable electricity output
19.4%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #159 of 257
Energy use per person
4,142
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #154 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.33
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #108 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Mauritania; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield