Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index was 0.886 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.886 for gender development index vs. human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index vs. human development index in Mauritania peaked at 0.886 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.833, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 159th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.833 | — |
| 2001 | 0.853 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.838 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.845 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.849 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.855 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.856 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.859 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.862 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.861 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.865 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.864 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.873 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.868 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.86 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.852 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.856 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.877 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.868 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.881 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.884 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.886 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.932, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.886 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.924, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8511 | 0.833 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8664 | 0.852 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8842 | 0.881 | 0.886 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 vs. human development index in Mauritania?
- Gender development index vs. human development index in Mauritania was 0.886 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index vs. human development index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index vs. human development index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.833 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for gender development index vs. human development index?
- Mauritania ranks 159th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index vs. human development index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.