Mauritania rankings 2026: where Mauritania places in 67 global Top 10s
Mauritania is #3 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting and inside the top 10 of 7 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
This is the complete picture of Mauritania across Top10Earth: 67 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #3 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting, where it is measured at 13.6 % (Child wasting) as of 2026-11-02. Mauritania finishes inside the top 10 in 7 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Mauritania is inside the top 10 of 7 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #3 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting with 13.6 %, behind Yemen (16.8 %) and ahead of Djibouti. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol with 97.28 %, behind Libya (97.6 %) and ahead of Syria. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia with 53.9 % of pregnant women, behind Gambia, The (54.1 % of pregnant women) and ahead of Sierra Leone. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 with 13.6 % of children under 5, behind Papua New Guinea (14.1 % of children under 5) and ahead of Djibouti. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature with 28.22 °C, behind Benin (28.26 °C) and ahead of South Sudan. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #10 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP with 0.67 % of GDP, behind Colombia (0.73 % of GDP) and ahead of Russian Federation. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children with 22.4 %, behind Madagascar (22.6 %) and ahead of Bangladesh. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Mauritania by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
World and society
In world and society, Mauritania holds 22 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol (97.28 %), #9 of 50 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature (28.22 °C), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children (22.4 %) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest age dependency ratio (83.93 % of working-age population). 18 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Mauritania holds 16 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (13.6 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia (53.9 % of pregnant women), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (13.6 % of children under 5) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest fertility rate (4.63). 12 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Mauritania holds 14 positions: #23 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for human food (96.67 %), #26 of 50 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water (90.58 % of total freshwater withdrawal), #30 of 50 in Countries catching the most wild fish (640.32 thousand metric tons) and #30 of 50 in Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch (640.32 thousand metric tons). 10 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Mauritania holds 8 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP (0.67 % of GDP), #16 of 50 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity (52.2 % of population), #23 of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (8.74 thousand hectares per year) and #29 of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (35.2 µg/m³). 4 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Mauritania holds 6 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (13.24 % of GDP), #20 of 50 in Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) (6.31 %), #30 of 50 in Countries by transport services (51.16 % of service imports, BoP) and #30 of 50 in Countries with the fastest export growth (12.01 %). 2 more rankings are listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, Mauritania holds 1 position: #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (7.61 % of GDP).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Mauritania moved in 60 rankings:
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest age dependency ratio (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest fertility rate (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the most children born per woman (2026-11-02).
Since the first snapshot
Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:
- Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP): #25 on 2026-10-28 → #43 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
Where Mauritania ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Mauritania's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest bean yields (1.21 tonnes per hectare), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (1.19 % of GDP) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending (43.77 % of current health expenditure). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Mauritania
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 13.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 97.28 % · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 53.9 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 13.6 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 28.22 °C · 2026-10-29
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP · 0.67 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 22.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 83.93 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 4.63 · 2026-10-28
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 45.56 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 4.7 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows · 13.24 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 7.61 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 34.03 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 69.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 381.05 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 22.4 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 52.2 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 46.5 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 65.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 65.1 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 57.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.78 % · 2026-10-28
- #20 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 49.35 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 6.31 % · 2026-10-31
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 16.19 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 8.74 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #23 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 96.67 % · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries hosting the most refugees · 301.49 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 90.58 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 10.75 % · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Largest countries by land area · 1,030.7 thousand km² · 2026-10-28
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 35.2 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 25.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries by transport services · 51.16 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #30 of 50 · Countries catching the most wild fish · 640.32 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-01
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 12.01 % · 2026-11-01
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · 640.32 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries producing the most fish and seafood · 721 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.26 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries refugees come from most often · 43.91 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 17.8 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 19.95 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP · 87.29 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 69.55 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 10.39 % · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the most goods transported by rail · 7.54 billion ton-km · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest unemployment rate · 10.32 % of labor force · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 13.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city · 29.65 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the largest total fisheries production · 640.32 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most agricultural land · 22.94 million hectares · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest rice yields · 4.88 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.15 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · 2.75 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 2,470.97 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 19.29 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 5.16 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries gaining the most forest area each year · 2.63 thousand hectares · 2026-10-29
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 11.45 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · 3.65 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 3.02 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 36.9 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest barley yields · 3.09 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest bean yields · 1.21 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 1.19 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 43.77 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Mauritania's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Mauritania
What is Mauritania's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#3 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting, with 13.6 % (Child wasting) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Mauritania?
67 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Mauritania in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 7 rankings, including #3 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting, #6 in Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol and #8 in Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.