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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 5,830.82 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 4,614,974 | HDI (2021): 0.56 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
145
Score: 40.0
Vulnerability
0.557
Readiness
0.357
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Mauritania places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Mauritania is the 20th most vulnerable country and the 119th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 147 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 149 | 144 | 141 | 147 | 143 | 147 | 159 | 156 | 159 | 156 | 160 | 160 | 156 | 157 | 153 | 155 | 147 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 145 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.557 | |
| Food | 0.602 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.815 | |
| Projected population change | 0.475 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.400 | |
| Rural population | 0.473 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.991 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.459 | |
| Water | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.965 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.973 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.626 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.269 | |
| Slum population | 0.565 | |
| Medical staff | 0.962 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.485 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.518 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.285 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.506 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.104 | |
| Protected biome | 0.722 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.773 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.527 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.150 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.336 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.527 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.790 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.703 | |
| Paved roads | 0.659 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.515 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.090 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 1.000 | |
| Electricity access | 0.532 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.438 |