Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania
Mauritania: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people was 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania is 0.9465 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.3% on the previous year and up 355.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania peaked at 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 per 100 people, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0056 per 100 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.0323 per 100 people | +478.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1293 per 100 people | +300.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1846 per 100 people | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2063 per 100 people | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1713 per 100 people | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1747 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.185 per 100 people | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2017 per 100 people | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2079 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.243 per 100 people | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2726 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3001 per 100 people | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3049 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2421 per 100 people | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4012 per 100 people | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4059 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4152 per 100 people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5904 per 100 people | +42.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9465 per 100 people | +60.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9465 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9465 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +478.6% | 0.0056 per 100 people | 0.0323 per 100 people |
| 2007 | +300.5% | 0.0323 per 100 people | 0.1293 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1116 per 100 people | 0.0056 per 100 people | 0.2063 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2303 per 100 people | 0.1713 per 100 people | 0.3049 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5519 per 100 people | 0.4012 per 100 people | 0.9465 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More science & technology data for Mauritania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 92.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania?
- Landline internet subscriptions per 100 people in Mauritania was 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9465 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 per 100 people in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?
- Mauritania ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.