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Mauritania
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP16.22[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3683.25[$]
Population4.40[millions]
Urbanization55.33[%]
Land Area1046448.68[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 167 27.7 0.3
Health 161 20 3.2
Air Quality 158 22.4 0.3
PM2.5 150 22 -2.3
Household solid fuels 123 19.8 5.6
Ozone 70 47.7 -14.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 155 13.6 7.2
Sanitation 157 13.7 7.3
Drinking water 157 13.4 7
Heavy Metals 70 55.8 4.7
Lead 70 55.8 4.7
Waste Management 105 12.5 -
Solid waste 105 12.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 162 32.8 -1.6
Biodiversity 171 19.2 -0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 173 3.6 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 173 3 -
Marine protected areas 113 0.1 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 168 4.6 3
Species Habitat Index 28 94.5 -4.8
Species Protection Index 155 1.4 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 6 78 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 9 97.2 1.1
Tree cover loss 1 100 -
Grassland loss 94 53.6 19.7
Wetland loss 36 90.9 2.2
Fisheries 116 7.8 -1.8
Fish Stock Status 32 14.7 -8.2
Marine Trophic Index 121 4.2 -
Fish caught by trawling 51 3.9 3.7
Climate Change 146 32.6 -2.9
CO2 growth rate 143 21.5 -
CH4 growth rate 155 32.6 -8.1
F-gas growth rate 94 88.7 40.2
N2O growth rate 142 35.7 -18.6
Black Carbon growth rate 121 41.5 -58.5
CO2 from land cover 159 - -
GHG intensity trend 138 33.7 -37.6
GHG per capita 85 58.6 0.6
Pollution Emissions 115 49.2 -21.9
SO2 growth rate 112 55.1 -44.9
NOx growth rate 112 43.4 1.3
Agriculture 83 39.7 14.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 83 39.7 14.5
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
India 27.6
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Zambia 34.7
Cambodia 33.6
Cameroon 33.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Marshall Islands 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Issue Performance
Turkmenistan 43.9
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Pakistan 33.1
Cabo Verde 32.8
Eritrea 30.4
Djibouti 28.1
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Egypt 43.3
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Cameroon 33.6
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Voice & Accountability
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Gabon 45.8
Turkey 42.6
Pakistan 33.1
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
Azerbaijan 46.5
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Uganda 35.6
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Eritrea 30.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Mauritania 27.7
Haiti 27
Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Least Developed Countries
Vanuatu 28.9
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Ease of Doing Business Index
Algeria 44.8
Burkina Faso 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Guinea 26.4
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