This indicator shows the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. A measure widely used to gauge income poverty.
Mauritania is reported as having 6% of its population in poverty, this places Mauritania 49th of the 78 countries which have people living in poverty.
Mauritania's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C.