Richat Structure

Mauritania

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Mauritania
Published: 2026

Region: West Africa
Capital: Nouakchott
Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU)
Density: 4 / km²

WRI Score 2026

48.28

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 180th
In Africa: 33rd
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 4 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,717· IMF WEO 2026
8.8
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 65 years· WHO / UN
20.8
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 10%· ILO / SECO
65.6
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3% of GDP· SIPRI
73.9
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
52.3
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Mauritania holds 180th of 211 with a WRI Score of 48.28 — ranks well down the field. The score is driven by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with tourism and lifestyle appeal standing out as its clearest structural constraint.