List of Mauritanian regions by Human Development Index

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This is a list of regions of Mauritania by Human Development Index as of 2017.[1] An HDI value is calculated for the Trarza Region and the city of Nouakchott (comprising the regions of Nouakchott-Nord, Nouakchott-Ouest and Nouakchott-Sud since 2014) combined.

Rank Region HDI (2017) Comparable countries (2017)[2]
Medium human development
1 Inchiri 0.643  Namibia
2 Tiris Zemmour 0.588  Swaziland,  Zambia
3 Trarza and Nouakchott 0.583  Cambodia
4 Adrar 0.552  Cameroon
Low human development
5 Hodh El Gharbi 0.528  Nigeria,  Rwanda
–  Mauritania 0.520  Lesotho
6 Tagant 0.517  Uganda
7 Brakna 0.498  Haiti,  Afghanistan
8 Assaba 0.476  Djibouti
9 Hodh Ech Chargui 0.457  Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 Guidimaka 0.454  Guinea-Bissau
11 Dakhlet Nouadhibou 0.438  Mozambique
12 Gorgol 0.429  Mali

References[]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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