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Mauritania

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Nouakchott210,823 observations

Population

5.32M

world rank #125 / 217

GDP

11.68B

world rank #147 / 186

GDP / capita

6,559

world rank #140 / 185

Life expectancy

68.7

world rank #164 / 217

Governance

564 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile29#156 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile36.9#158 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile56.3#148 Rule of Law0-100 percentile42.1#155

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Economy

1,992 indicators

GDPcurrent US$11.68B#147 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $6,559#140 GDP growth%4%#70 Inflation%1.5%#48

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Trade

126 indicators

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Health

3,444 indicators

Life expectancyyears68.7#164 Infant mortalityper 1k births30.2#107 Maternal mortalityper 100k381#103 Health spending% GDP4.3%#145

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Education

3,442 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross36%#144 Education spending% GDP7.6%#4 Adult literacy%59.5%#41 Primary enrollment% gross105.4%#34

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Demography

1,234 indicators

Populationpeople5.32M#125 Population growth%2.8%#18 Urban population%61.5%#112 Fertility ratebirths/woman4.6#11

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Climate

251 indicators

Electricity access% pop52.2%#66 Renewable energy share%19.6%#32 Forest area% land0.29%#202 CO₂ per capitat1#152

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Energy

204 indicators

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Environment

337 indicators

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Agriculture

273 indicators

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Technology

653 indicators

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Society

2,019 indicators

Gini indexindex32#26 Extreme poverty% pop10.2%#30 Internet users% pop45.8%#148 Homicide rateper 100k1#36

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Risk

369 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-105.5#44 Hazard & exposure0-104.3#37 Vulnerability0-105.9#47

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Other

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