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Mauritania

Area of Mauritania	1,038,820.3 km²
Population	4.0 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+202.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+49%
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in Northwest Africa. Source: Wikipedia

COVID-19 Data for Mauritania

Last Updated: February 27, 2021

17,196
Total Cases

440
Total Deaths

16,542
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Mauritania

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in Mauritania

Total Cases per 10M population	42,697
Deaths per 10M population	1,092
Total Cases per 1M population	4,270
Deaths per 1M population	109

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in Mauritania

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
2/27/21	17,196	+9	440	+1
2/26/21	17,187	+8	439	0
2/25/21	17,179	+21	439	0
2/24/21	17,158	+28	439	+2
2/23/21	17,130	+20	437	+2
2/22/21	17,110	+15	435	+1
2/21/21	17,095	+12	434	0
2/20/21	17,083	+12	434	+1
2/19/21	17,071	+13	433	0
2/18/21	17,058	+17	433	+1
2/17/21	17,041	+25	432	+1
2/16/21	17,016	+20	431	+1
2/15/21	16,996	+22	430	0
2/14/21	16,974	+9	430	+2
2/13/21	16,965	+11	428	+1
2/12/21	16,954	+29	427	0
2/11/21	16,925	+23	427	0
2/10/21	16,902	+34	427	0
2/9/21	16,868	+41	427	0
2/8/21	16,827	+20	427	+1
2/7/21	16,807	+15	426	+1
2/6/21	16,792	+15	425	0
2/5/21	16,777	+37	425	0
2/4/21	16,740	+20	425	+1
2/3/21	16,720	+31	424	+1
2/2/21	16,689	+27	423	+1
2/1/21	16,662	+27	422	0
1/31/21	16,635	+27	422	0
1/30/21	16,608	+32	422	+1
1/29/21	16,576	+33	421	0
1/28/21	16,543	+37	421	+2
1/27/21	16,506	+46	419	+1
1/26/21	16,460	+39	418	+1
1/25/21	16,421	+24	417	+1
1/24/21	16,397	+40	416	0
1/23/21	16,357	+35	416	+3
1/22/21	16,322	+56	413	+3
1/21/21	16,266	+54	410	+3
1/20/21	16,212	+65	407	+2
1/19/21	16,147	+66	405	+2
1/18/21	16,081	+42	403	+1
1/17/21	16,039	+40	402	+1
1/16/21	15,999	+36	401	+1
1/15/21	15,963	+70	400	+4
1/14/21	15,893	+99	396	+1
1/13/21	15,794	+87	395	+3
1/12/21	15,707	+96	392	+5
1/11/21	15,611	+99	387	+3
1/10/21	15,512	+83	384	+1
1/9/21	15,429	+77	383	+1
1/8/21	15,352	+138	382	+4
1/7/21	15,214	+103	378	+5
1/6/21	15,111	+130	373	+6
1/5/21	14,981	+106	367	+7
1/4/21	14,875	+81	360	+2
1/3/21	14,794	+117	358	+5
1/2/21	14,677	+96	353	+4
1/1/21	14,581	+217	349	+2
12/31/20	14,364	+173	347	+8
12/30/20	14,191	+202	339	+5
12/29/20	13,989	+211	334	+4
12/28/20	13,778	+136	330	+6
12/27/20	13,642	+126	324	+3
12/26/20	13,516	+252	321	+7
12/25/20	13,264	+146	314	+13
12/24/20	13,118	+174	301	+4
12/23/20	12,944	+199	297	+7
12/22/20	12,745	+178	290	+4
12/21/20	12,567	+149	286	+5
12/20/20	12,418	+140	281	+8
12/19/20	12,278	+232	273	+9
12/18/20	12,046	+241	264	+10
12/17/20	11,805	+176	254	+10
12/16/20	11,629	+198	244	+8
12/15/20	11,431	+296	236	+8
12/14/20	11,135	+164	228	+3
12/13/20	10,971	+191	225	+3
12/12/20	10,780	+279	222	+12
12/11/20	10,501	+233	210	0
12/10/20	10,268	+163	210	+8
12/9/20	10,105	+229	202	+5
12/8/20	9,876	+197	197	+3
12/7/20	9,679	+163	194	+6
12/6/20	9,516	+157	188	+4
12/5/20	9,359	+178	184	+2
12/4/20	9,181	+176	182	+1
12/3/20	9,005	+142	181	+2
12/2/20	8,863	+153	179	+2
12/1/20	8,710	+109	177	0
11/30/20	8,601	+54	177	+2
11/29/20	8,547	+89	175	+3
11/28/20	8,458	+34	172	0
11/27/20	8,424	+136	172	+1
11/26/20	8,288	+42	171	0
11/25/20	8,246	+53	171	+2
11/24/20	8,193	+26	169	0
11/23/20	8,167	+39	169	0
11/22/20	8,128	+32	169	0
11/21/20	8,096	+21	169	0
11/20/20	8,075	+41	169	+1
11/19/20	8,034	+24	168	+1
11/18/20	8,010	+16	167	+2
11/17/20	7,994	+15	165	0
11/16/20	7,979	+27	165	0
11/15/20	7,952	+4	165	0
11/14/20	7,948	+16	165	0
11/13/20	7,932	+32	165	0
11/12/20	7,900	+15	165	0
11/11/20	7,885	+37	165	0
11/10/20	7,848	+15	165	0
11/9/20	7,833	+13	165	0
11/8/20	7,820	+6	165	0
11/7/20	7,814	+10	165	0
11/6/20	7,804	+27	165	0
11/5/20	7,777	+33	165	+1
11/4/20	7,744	+20	164	0
11/3/20	7,724	+20	164	+1
11/2/20	7,704	0	163	0
11/1/20	7,704	+1	163	0
10/31/20	7,703	+3	163	0
10/30/20	7,700	0	163	0
10/29/20	7,700	+12	163	0
10/28/20	7,688	+8	163	0
10/27/20	7,680	+3	163	0
10/26/20	7,677	+13	163	0
10/25/20	7,664	+1	163	0
10/24/20	7,663	+1	163	0
10/23/20	7,662	+12	163	0
10/22/20	7,650	+12	163	0
10/21/20	7,638	+4	163	0
10/20/20	7,634	+13	163	0
10/19/20	7,621	+13	163	0
10/18/20	7,608	+1	163	0
10/17/20	7,607	+4	163	0
10/16/20	7,603	+18	163	0
10/15/20	7,585	+13	163	0
10/14/20	7,572	+7	163	0
10/13/20	7,565	+11	163	0
10/12/20	7,554	+4	163	0
10/11/20	7,550	0	163	0
10/10/20	7,550	+2	163	0
10/9/20	7,548	+8	163	+1
10/8/20	7,540	+5	162	0
10/7/20	7,535	+6	162	0
10/6/20	7,529	+6	162	0
10/5/20	7,523	+3	162	0
10/4/20	7,520	+3	162	0
10/3/20	7,517	+6	162	0
10/2/20	7,511	+6	162	+1
10/1/20	7,505	+3	161	0
9/30/20	7,502	+14	161	0
9/29/20	7,488	+14	161	0
9/28/20	7,474	+10	161	0
9/27/20	7,464	+2	161	0
9/26/20	7,462	+5	161	0
9/25/20	7,457	+24	161	0
9/24/20	7,433	+8	161	0
9/23/20	7,425	+22	161	0
9/22/20	7,403	+19	161	0
9/21/20	7,384	+16	161	0
9/20/20	7,368	+3	161	0
9/19/20	7,365	+4	161	0
9/18/20	7,361	+15	161	0
9/17/20	7,346	+14	161	0
9/16/20	7,332	+13	161	0
9/15/20	7,319	+24	161	0
9/14/20	7,295	+19	161	0
9/13/20	7,276	+2	161	0
9/12/20	7,274	+8	161	0
9/11/20	7,266	+44	161	0
9/10/20	7,222	+31	161	0
9/9/20	7,191	+26	161	+1
9/8/20	7,165	0	160	0
9/7/20	7,165	+23	160	0
9/6/20	7,142	+8	160	0
9/5/20	7,134	+8	160	0
9/4/20	7,126	+20	160	0
9/3/20	7,106	+17	160	0
9/2/20	7,089	+14	160	+1
9/1/20	7,075	+27	159	0
8/31/20	7,048	+32	159	0
8/30/20	7,016	+4	159	+1
8/29/20	7,012	0	158	0
8/28/20	7,012	+19	158	0
8/27/20	6,993	+16	158	0
8/26/20	6,977	+17	158	0
8/25/20	6,960	+32	158	0
8/24/20	6,928	+23	158	0
8/23/20	6,905	+11	158	0
8/22/20	6,894	+9	158	0
8/21/20	6,885	+37	158	0
8/20/20	6,848	+19	158	0
8/19/20	6,829	+40	158	+1
8/18/20	6,789	+27	157	0
8/17/20	6,762	+61	157	0
8/16/20	6,701	+8	157	0
8/15/20	6,693	+17	157	0
8/14/20	6,676	+23	157	0
8/13/20	6,653	+31	157	0
8/12/20	6,622	+24	157	0
8/11/20	6,598	+43	157	0
8/10/20	6,555	+32	157	0
8/9/20	6,523	+13	157	0
8/8/20	6,510	+12	157	0
8/7/20	6,498	+54	157	0
8/6/20	6,444	0	157	0
8/5/20	6,444	+26	157	0
8/4/20	6,418	+36	157	0
8/3/20	6,382	+59	157	0
8/2/20	6,323	+4	157	0
8/1/20	6,319	+9	157	0
7/31/20	6,310	+15	157	0
7/30/20	6,295	+22	157	+1
7/29/20	6,273	+24	156	0
7/28/20	6,249	+41	156	0
7/27/20	6,208	+37	156	0
7/26/20	6,171	+20	156	0
7/25/20	6,151	+35	156	0
7/24/20	6,116	+49	156	0
7/23/20	6,067	+40	156	+1
7/22/20	6,027	+42	155	0
7/21/20	5,985	+62	155	0
7/20/20	5,923	+50	155	0
7/19/20	5,873	+60	155	+2
7/18/20	5,813	+103	153	+2
7/17/20	5,710	+51	151	+1
7/16/20	5,659	+95	150	+1
7/15/20	5,564	+46	149	+2
7/14/20	5,518	+72	147	0
7/13/20	5,446	+91	147	0
7/12/20	5,355	+80	147	0
7/11/20	5,275	+72	147	+1
7/10/20	5,203	+77	146	+2
7/9/20	5,126	+39	144	+5
7/8/20	5,087	+63	139	+4
7/7/20	5,024	+76	135	+2
7/6/20	4,948	+69	133	+3
7/5/20	4,879	+52	130	+1
7/4/20	4,827	+122	129	0
7/3/20	4,705	+99	129	0
7/2/20	4,606	+134	129	0
7/1/20	4,472	+109	129	0
6/30/20	4,363	+126	129	+1
6/29/20	4,237	+88	128	+2
6/28/20	4,149	+124	126	+5
6/27/20	4,025	+118	121	+1
6/26/20	3,907	+168	120	+1
6/25/20	3,739	+220	119	+3
6/24/20	3,519	+227	116	+2
6/23/20	3,292	+171	114	+2
6/22/20	3,121	+137	112	+1
6/21/20	2,984	+171	111	+3
6/20/20	2,813	+192	108	+6
6/19/20	2,621	+197	102	+5
6/18/20	2,424	+201	97	+2
6/17/20	2,223	+166	95	+2
6/16/20	2,057	+170	93	+2
6/15/20	1,887	+104	91	+4
6/14/20	1,783	+101	87	+4
6/13/20	1,682	+110	83	+2
6/12/20	1,572	+133	81	+7
6/11/20	1,439	+156	74	+3
6/10/20	1,283	+121	71	+10
6/9/20	1,162	+58	61	+2
6/8/20	1,104	+55	59	+4
6/7/20	1,049	+102	55	+6
6/6/20	947	+64	49	+6
6/5/20	883	+99	43	+4
6/4/20	784	+39	39	+5
6/3/20	745	+77	34	+3
6/2/20	668	+80	31	+8
6/1/20	588	+58	23	0
5/31/20	530	+47	23	+3
5/30/20	483	+60	20	0
5/29/20	423	+77	20	+1
5/28/20	346	+54	19	+3
5/27/20	292	+24	16	+3
5/26/20	268	+6	13	+4
5/25/20	262	+25	9	+3
5/24/20	237	+10	6	0
5/23/20	227	+27	6	0
5/22/20	200	+27	6	+1
5/21/20	173	+32	5	+1
5/20/20	141	+10	4	0
5/19/20	131	+50	4	0
5/18/20	81	+19	4	0
5/17/20	62	+22	4	0
5/16/20	40	+11	4	+1
5/15/20	29	+9	3	+1
5/14/20	20	+5	2	0
5/13/20	15	+6	2	+1
5/12/20	9	+1	1	0
5/11/20	8	0	1	0
5/10/20	8	0	1	0
5/9/20	8	0	1	0
5/8/20	8	0	1	0
5/7/20	8	0	1	0
5/6/20	8	0	1	0
5/5/20	8	0	1	0
5/4/20	8	0	1	0
5/3/20	8	0	1	0
5/2/20	8	0	1	0
5/1/20	8	0	1	0
4/30/20	8	0	1	0
4/29/20	8	+1	1	0
4/28/20	7	0	1	0
4/27/20	7	0	1	0
4/26/20	7	0	1	0
4/25/20	7	0	1	0
4/24/20	7	0	1	0
4/23/20	7	0	1	0
4/22/20	7	0	1	0
4/21/20	7	0	1	0
4/20/20	7	0	1	0
4/19/20	7	0	1	0
4/18/20	7	0	1	0
4/17/20	7	0	1	0
4/16/20	7	0	1	0
4/15/20	7	0	1	0
4/14/20	7	0	1	0
4/13/20	7	0	1	0
4/12/20	7	0	1	0
4/11/20	7	0	1	0
4/10/20	7	0	1	0
4/9/20	7	+1	1	0
4/8/20	6	0	1	0
4/7/20	6	0	1	0
4/6/20	6	0	1	0
4/5/20	6	0	1	0
4/4/20	6	0	1	0
4/3/20	6	0	1	0
4/2/20	6	0	1	0
4/1/20	6	0	1	0
3/31/20	6	+1	1	0
3/30/20	5	0	1	+1
3/29/20	5	0	0	0
3/28/20	5	+2	0	0
3/27/20	3	0	0	0
3/26/20	3	+1	0	0
3/25/20	2	0	0	0
3/24/20	2	0	0	0
3/23/20	2	0	0	0
3/22/20	2	0	0	0
3/21/20	2	0	0	0
3/20/20	2	0	0	0
3/19/20	2	+1	0	0
3/18/20	1	0	0	0
3/17/20	1	0	0	0
3/16/20	1	0	0	0
3/15/20	1	0	0	0

Mauritania Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,330,589	2,027,846	2,703,127	4,027,484
Population Density	1.28 / km²	1.95 / km²	2.6 / km²	3.88 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mauritania Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
400	91,444	n/a	n/a
500	104,512	1.3%	1,306
600	119,447	1.3%	1,493
700	136,516	1.3%	1,706
800	156,026	1.3%	1,951
900	164,711	0.5%	868
1000	173,402	0.5%	869
1100	186,430	0.7%	1,302
1200	199,468	0.7%	1,303
1300	221,884	1.1%	2,241
1400	242,098	0.9%	2,021
1500	260,314	0.7%	1,821
1600	303,734	1.6%	4,342
1700	347,180	1.3%	4,344
1800	377,660	0.8%	3,048
1900	445,102	1.7%	6,744
1910	459,683	3.3%	14,581
1920	478,613	4.1%	18,930
1930	505,425	5.6%	26,812
1940	549,194	8.7%	43,769
1950	653,612	19%	104,418
1960	862,856	32%	209,244
1970	1,137,913	31.9%	275,057
1990	2,027,846	33.5%	444,966
2000	2,703,127	33.3%	675,281
2020	4,455,201	28.4%	876,037
2030	5,246,222	17.8%	791,021
2040	5,971,462	13.8%	725,240
2050	6,543,291	9.6%	571,829
2060	7,009,894	7.1%	466,603
2070	7,341,851	4.7%	331,957
2080	7,554,176	2.9%	212,325
2090	7,661,350	1.4%	107,174
2100	7,670,110	0.1%	8,760

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Mauritania Annual Weather Averages

February Historical Weather Data (1940 to 2020)

Average Temp

22.5°C

72.4°F

Average High

29.8°C

85.7°F

Average Low

15.2°C

59.3°F

Record High Temperature

43.0°C

109.4°F

Record Low Temperature

4.0°C

39.2°F

Average Precipitation

2.4 mm

0.1 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

0.5 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

Medium (3.7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Top places in Mauritania

Places in Mauritania

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Akjoujt	44,740.4 km²	23,320	0.52 / km²
Aleg	16,313 km²	132,542	8.12 / km²
Amourj	9,551.5 km²	106,654	11.2 / km²
Atar	25,475.3 km²	42,119	1.65 / km²
Ayoun al-Atrous, Mauritania	17,702.1 km²	83,686	4.73 / km²
Bababé	845.9 km²	33,434	39.5 / km²
Barkéol	6,601.9 km²	84,554	12.8 / km²
Bassikounou	16,567.2 km²	128,668	7.77 / km²
Boghé	1,623.9 km²	87,334	53.8 / km²
Boutilimit	32,407.1 km²	63,795	1.97 / km²
Djiguenni	5,300.4 km²	68,728	13.0 / km²
F'Dérik	170,093.6 km²	5,053	0.03 / km²
Guérou	2,631 km²	55,921	21.3 / km²
Kaédi	4,215.8 km²	138,709	32.9 / km²
Keur-Macène	2,663.3 km²	33,489	12.6 / km²
Kiffa	10,824 km²	120,098	11.1 / km²
M'Bagne	646.7 km²	49,651	76.8 / km²
M'Bout	5,482.9 km²	115,430	21.1 / km²
Maghama	2,381.7 km²	76,453	32.1 / km²
Magta-Lahjar	13,783.1 km²	63,797	4.63 / km²
Monguel	1,716.5 km²	48,432	28.2 / km²
Méderdra	8,072 km²	26,743	3.31 / km²
Nouadhibou	17,390.2 km²	140,462	8.08 / km²
Nouakchott, Mauritania	1,500.5 km²	1.2 million	766.7 / km²
Néma	9,927.7 km²	95,953	9.67 / km²
Ouad-Naga	18,846 km²	15,442	0.82 / km²
R'Kiz	5,553.5 km²	75,652	13.6 / km²
Rosso	1,315.9 km²	65,475	49.8 / km²
Sélibaby	7,122.4 km²	204,000	28.6 / km²
Timbédra	11,473.7 km²	93,683	8.16 / km²
Tintane	10,541.9 km²	80,884	7.67 / km²
Wadan, Mauritania	133,950.2 km²	15,358	0.11 / km²
Zouerate, Mauritania	1,873.5 km²	50,325	26.9 / km²

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