Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.563 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.563
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
163rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.566
in 2019
All-time low
0.396
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.563 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.566 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.396, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.396 | — |
| 1991 | 0.401 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.409 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.421 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.432 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.439 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.448 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.45 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.46 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.467 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.468 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.47 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.475 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.482 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.494 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.512 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.522 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.525 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.53 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.538 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.544 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.547 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.551 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.548 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.551 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.561 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.566 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.554 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.553 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.562 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.563 | +0.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.563 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.563 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4323 | 0.396 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4947 | 0.468 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5461 | 0.525 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.558 | 0.553 | 0.563 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mauritania was 0.563 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.566 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.396 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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