Mauritania

Poverty Ratio ($5.50)

58.8
percent living on less than 5.50 usd a day
Dec 87Dec 93Dec 95Dec 00Dec 04Dec 08Dec 140.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Mauritania
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Definition of Poverty Ratio ($5.50)

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

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