Fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania
Mauritania: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania is 0.9465 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.3% on the previous year and up 355.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania peaked at 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 per 100 people, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 169th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0056 per 100 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.0323 per 100 people | +478.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1293 per 100 people | +300.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1846 per 100 people | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2063 per 100 people | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1713 per 100 people | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1747 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.185 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2017 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2079 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.243 per 100 people | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2726 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3001 per 100 people | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3049 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2421 per 100 people | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4012 per 100 people | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4059 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4152 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5904 per 100 people | +42.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9465 per 100 people | +60.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9465 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9465 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +478.6% | 0.0056 per 100 people | 0.0323 per 100 people |
| 2007 | +300.5% | 0.0323 per 100 people | 0.1293 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1116 per 100 people | 0.0056 per 100 people | 0.2063 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2303 per 100 people | 0.1713 per 100 people | 0.3049 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5519 per 100 people | 0.4012 per 100 people | 0.9465 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -47.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Mauritania was 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 per 100 people in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Mauritania ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.