Mauritania - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Mauritania was 6.00 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.10 in 1993 and a minimum value of 6.00 in 2014.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 40.00 |
| 1993 | 41.10 |
| 1995 | 20.60 |
| 2000 | 20.40 |
| 2004 | 16.90 |
| 2008 | 10.90 |
| 2014 | 6.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Mauritania was 24.10 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69.60 in 1993 and a minimum value of 24.10 in 2014.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 65.70 |
| 1993 | 69.60 |
| 1995 | 49.70 |
| 2000 | 47.10 |
| 2004 | 47.00 |
| 2008 | 34.60 |
| 2014 | 24.10 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.00 |
| 2004 | 46.70 |
| 2008 | 42.00 |
| 2014 | 31.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Mauritania was 58.80 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.50 in 1993 and a minimum value of 58.80 in 2014.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 86.80 |
| 1993 | 88.50 |
| 1995 | 78.80 |
| 2000 | 76.00 |
| 2004 | 77.70 |
| 2008 | 64.90 |
| 2014 | 58.80 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
