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🇲🇷 Mauritania
Africa · 3 rankings that exist only inside Mauritania — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population5.3M#125 of 215💰 GDP$11.7B#146 of 185💎 GDP per capita$2,198#150 of 185❤️ Life expectancy68.7 yrs#162 of 215🗺️ Area1,030,700#28 of 214
Rankings inside Mauritania
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Mauritania
Universities and colleges in Mauritania ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Université de Nouakchott1,647 papers
21,828
2
Université des Sciences, de Technologie et de Médecine104 papers
2,802
3
École Normale Supérieure de Nouakchott119 papers
983
4
Institut Supérieur de Génie Industriel19 papers
13
5
Lebanese International University of Mauritania2 papers
2
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
Mauritania in world rankings
⛏️ Energy & Industry
Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
- 12 Mauritania9.6%
🗺️ World Records
Largest Countries by Land Area
- 28 Mauritania1,030,700
🔥 Energy & Industry
Largest Natural Gas Reserves
- 74 Mauritania0.0 tn m³
🚀 Technology
Fastest Fixed Broadband Internet
- 104 Mauritania56.5 Mbps
⚡ Energy & Industry
Largest Electricity Producers
- 144 Mauritania2 TWh