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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 5,390.09 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 4,649,660 | HDI (2020): 0.55 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
143
Score: 39.3
Vulnerability
0.571
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 17th 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 |
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| Ranking | 138 | 139 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 139 | 137 | 140 | 140 | 143 | 152 | 152 | 157 | 152 | 158 | 158 | 155 | 153 | 152 | 155 | 144 | 140 | 139 | 140 | 143 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.571 | |
| Food | 0.626 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.815 | |
| Projected population change | 0.475 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.472 | |
| Rural population | 0.481 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.992 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.523 | |
| Water | 0.587 | |
| 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 | 0.972 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.695 | |
| 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 | 0.429 | |
| Slum population | 0.751 | |
| Medical staff | 0.960 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.483 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.518 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.285 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.506 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.094 | |
| Protected biome | 0.722 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.773 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.517 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.150 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.336 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.519 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.736 | |
| 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 |