Mauritania's hdi rose from 0.4 in 1994 to 0.6 in 2023.
Mauritania · Quality of life
Human development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
14 indicators · 12 with data
Composite
Wellbeing
Mauritania's life satisfaction fell from 4.6 in 2011 to 4.5 in 2025.
Longevity
Mauritania's life expectancy rose from 58.9 yrs in 1995 to 68.7 yrs in 2024.
Mauritania's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 55.2 yrs in 2000 to 60.4 yrs in 2021.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
31st of 78 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Mauritania's gini index fell from 43.9 in 1987 to 32 in 2019.
Air
Mauritania's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 49.9 in 1994 to 46.5 in 2023.
Crime
Mauritania's homicide rate fell from 1.2 /100k in 2018 to 1.0 /100k in 2020.
Access
Mauritania's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 19.1 % in 2000 to 52.2 % in 2024.
Adoption
Mauritania's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1990 to 45.8 % in 2024.
Attainment
Mauritania's expected years of schooling rose from 5.2 yrs in 1994 to 7.9 yrs in 2023.
Unemployment
Mauritania's unemployment rose from 9.8 % in 1996 to 10.3 % in 2025.
Gender
Mauritania's women in parliament rose from 1.3 % in 1997 to 23.3 % in 2025.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Mauritania.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Housing cost overburden rateNo data