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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Mauritania: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Mauritania is placed joint 117th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.374 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 27.58 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint117th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Mauritania on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.374
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Mauritania: 0.374. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.774 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 0.555 · Mali 0.326 · Senegal 0.434
27.58
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 138th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Mauritania: 27.58. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Western Africa
- 50.79 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 42.05 · Mali 23.78 · Senegal 40.64
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.441
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Mauritania: 0.441. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.81 Côte d’Ivoire
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 0.547 · Mali -1.602 · Senegal 0.675
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Mauritania, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Western Africa
- 79.37 Guinea
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 22.54 · Mali 42.01 · Senegal 29.46
02Over time
Which way Mauritania is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
MauritaniaWorld median
Mauritania fell from 29.42 in 2020 to 27.58 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Mauritania World median 2025 27.6 40.2 2024 41.4 43.3 2023 27.1 41.4 2022 28.4 40.3 2021 29.6 44.1 2020 29.4 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
MauritaniaWorld median
Mauritania rose from -0.218 in 2000 to 0.441 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Mauritania World median 2025 0.4 0.20 2024 0.4 0.11 2023 0.6 0.14 2022 0.3 0.16 2021 0.3 0.12 2020 0.3 0.12 2019 0.3 0.10 2018 0.5 -0.05 2017 0.5 -0.08 2016 0.5 -0.10 2015 0.5 -0.17 2014 0.5 -0.21 2013 0.5 -0.21 2012 0.5 -0.25 2011 0.5 -0.32 2010 0.5 -0.31 2009 0.5 -0.50 2008 0.5 -0.51 2007 0.2 -0.51 2006 0.2 -0.55 2005 -0.2 -0.55 2004 -0.2 -0.55 2003 -0.2 -0.55 2002 -0.2 -0.51 2001 -0.2 -0.51 2000 -0.2 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
MauritaniaWorld median
Mauritania fell from 26.1 in 2010 to 11.02 in 2023; the world median went from 19.88 to 26.03.
Every year’s figures
Year Mauritania World median 2024 — 25.42 2023 11.0 26.03 2022 14.5 26.04 2021 16.4 29.80 2020 15.5 29.47 2019 13.7 18.36 2018 23.4 20.09 2017 25.6 18.32 2016 15.1 18.15 2015 15.3 19.57 2014 15.4 21.00 2013 18.5 20.50 2012 26.0 19.56 2011 24.9 19.21 2010 26.1 19.88
03In context
Mauritania beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Mauritania and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Senegal | 89th | 0.434 | 40.64 | 0.675 | 29.46 |
 Algeria | 91st | 0.555 | 42.05 | 0.547 | 22.54 |
| Mauritania | =117th | 0.374 | 27.58 | 0.441 | — |
 Mali | =143rd | 0.326 | 23.78 | -1.602 | 42.01 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Mauritania in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Mauritania is ahead of the world, and behind
17 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Mauritania does better than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.0620.206▲ Improved since 2015
Mauritania: 0.062 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 110th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Mauritania does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3960.762.39No earlier reading
Mauritania: 60.7 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 97th of 181 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-0.341-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Mauritania: -0.341 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 99th of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2247.7264.22No earlier reading
Mauritania: 47.72 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-0.1881.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Mauritania: -0.188 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 121st of 176 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6885.391.68No earlier reading
Mauritania: 85.3 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 100th of 140 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4510.415.45▼ Worsened since 2025
Mauritania: 10.4 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0559.7883.05No earlier reading
Mauritania: 59.78 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 106th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7856.6178.78No earlier reading
Mauritania: 56.61 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 106th of 140 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.8130.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Mauritania: -0.813 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 135th of 176 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3553.1732.35No earlier reading
Mauritania: 53.17 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 30th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.210.485▲ Improved since 2013
Mauritania: 0.21 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 146th of 170 · derived.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6524.3851.65▼ Worsened since 2014
Mauritania: 24.38 · world median 51.65 · Adults who made or received a digital payment in the past year (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 12.26 to 94.91; higher is better.
Position 87th of 98 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.010.975▼ Worsened since 2020
Mauritania: 0.01 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 115th of 119 · derived.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45424,761141,454Moved since 2020
Mauritania: 24,761 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67016,25584,670Moved since 2020
Mauritania: 16,255 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71417,990148,714Moved since 2020
Mauritania: 17,990 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Mauritania
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2020). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Mauritania’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Mauritania’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability66th of 1862/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 117th of 1983/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality95th of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security116th of 1774/4 keys
- Energy118th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 142nd of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge143rd of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture141st of 1843/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing154th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital158th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions165th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 170th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equality164th of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation160th of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade162nd of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour178th of 1824/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Mauritania can most readily be measured against.
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EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Ghana66th4/4 keysThis page
Mauritania=117th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Mauritania on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Mauritania rank on digital & technology?
Mauritania is placed joint 117th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index and Government Cyber Security Capacity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Mauritania?
0.374 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Mauritania?
27.58 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Mauritania compare with Algeria on digital & technology?
Algeria is placed 91st of 198, and Mauritania joint 117th. GovTech Maturity Index: Algeria 0.555, Mauritania 0.374; Government AI Readiness Index: Algeria 42.05, Mauritania 27.58; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Algeria 0.547, Mauritania 0.441.
How have Mauritania’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 29.42 in 2020 to 27.58 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.218 in 2000 to 0.441 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 26.1 in 2010 to 11.02 in 2023.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Mauritania?
No current reading is published for Mauritania on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, ICT Services Exports, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 17 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Mauritania’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Mauritania (banner) — Arensond, CC0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Mauritania: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/mauritania/digital