Mauritania

Metrics

1. population
   5M
   122 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $11B
   145 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $2,136
   131 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $277M
   116 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   2.3%
   41 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   1.0M km²
   31 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   5.0 /km²
   133 of 144
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   68.5 yr
   127 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   37%
   135 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    0.97 t
    98 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    61%
    80 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    4.6
    9 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    3.8%
    75 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    0.9%
    90 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    0.0%
    104 of 106
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. scientific articles / yr
    26
    136 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
17. high-tech exports %
    9%
    55 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
18. gini inequality
    32.0
    78 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
19. youth unemployment
    23%
    29 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
20. adult literacy
    60%
    76 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.13
    102 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
22. cpi (clean gov)
    30
    99 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
23. press freedom
    32.3
    75 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
24. human development
    0.563
    116 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
25. refugees hosted
    155K
    35 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
26. refugees produced
    38K
    31 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data