🇲🇷 Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Nouakchott
Money4.1 / 10
Health2.3 / 10
Quality of life4.7 / 10
Passport2.0 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money4.1 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$7,676152 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$2,210162 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth4.0 %77 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation1.5 %53 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment10.3 %150 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)32.047 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2019
Reserves$2B128 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2021
◈Safety
Homicides per 100k1.0044 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2020
✚Health2.3 / 10
Life expectancy68.7 yr164 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100030.2150 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$92.11146 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending4.3 % GDP146 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.26151 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life4.7 / 10
Internet users45.8 %166 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending7.6 % GDP11 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2024
Urban population61.5 %123 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$5B135 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$6B137 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP94.0 %73 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$1B85 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
☗People and environment
Population5.3M125 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.8 %18 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman4.611 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10092.1156 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity52.2 %200 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.97 t63 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy19.6 %108 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2022
Military spending2.2 % GDP106 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport2.0 / 10
No visa needed in advance53 of 198157 of 199
Visa free25 of 198
Visa on arrival27 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)1 of 198
E-visa43 of 198
Visa required102 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not