List of Mauritanian regions by Human Development Index

This is a list of regions of Mauritania by Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2023.[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 (2023)
High human development
1 Tiris Zemmour 0.720
2 Dakhlet Nouadhibou 0.700
Medium human development
3 Trarza and Nouakchott 0.671
4 Inchiri 0.633
5 Adrar 0.587
- Mauritania 0.563
Low human development
6 Brakna 0.536
7 Tagant 0.530
8 Assaba 0.496
9 Gorgol 0.480
10 Hodh El Gharbi 0.471
11 Guidimaka 0.457
12 Hodh Ech Chargui 0.423

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 4 November 2025.