Mauritania vs Russia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Mauritania
10.6%
in 2019
Russia
10.8%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
78th
Russia rank
75th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Mauritania
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 10.8% against 10.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Russia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 78th and Russia ranks 75th of 130 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 20.6% | 6.5% | Russia |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.8% | 0.4% | Russia |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 14.8% | 3.4% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Mauritania or Russia?
- Russia, at 10.8% against 10.6% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Mauritania and Russia?
- 0.2%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Russia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Russia rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Mauritania ranks 78th and Russia ranks 75th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.