Gender Development Index (GDI) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.874 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.874
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.875
in 2017
All-time low
0.826
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Gender Development Index in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Mauritania stood at 0.874.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Mauritania peaked at 0.875 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.826, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.826 | — |
| 2001 | 0.847 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.835 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.838 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.841 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.845 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.846 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.849 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.852 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.851 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.855 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.854 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.864 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.86 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.851 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.846 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.85 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.875 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.864 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.87 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.874 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.874 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.874 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.843 | 0.826 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8589 | 0.846 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.874 | 0.874 | 0.874 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 158 Iran 0.88 compare
- 158 West Bank and Gaza 0.88 compare
- 161 Sudan 0.868 compare
- 162 Jordan 0.863 compare
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 0.862 compare
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Mauritania?
- Gender development index in Mauritania was 0.874 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.826 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for gender development index?
- Mauritania ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.