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Mauritania 🇲🇷

Mauritania currently ranks #177 of 241 on the TBF Abundance Scorecard, scoring -69.16. This country is with a pending direct Money Gate review, strongest in Land and weakest in Repair among 14 scored of 16 evidence categories.

Country profile & diagnostic reading

Data updatedResearch handoff completed
TBF Abundance Score
-69.2
Evidence before Abundance Gate +14.9
How the headline score is calculated

Evidence before Gate = Σ (published category score × category weight × research coverage) ÷ Σ (category weight × research coverage). The five-part Money Gate sets a proportional ceiling, with Friction already in the category evidence score.

Current evidence: +14.9 · Money Gate: 1.47/20 · Cash-register lock: +92.7 · Graded pressure: +92.7 · Headline: -69.2.

The fully detailed gate formula is explained in the Money Gate method; no international score can independently clear it.

TBF Rank

#177of 241

Global standing based on life reachability

MauritaniaLast recorded move: up from #178 to #177.Recent recorded movements
  1. #178 → #17712 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500
  2. #176 → #17812 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500
  3. #175 → #17812 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500
  4. #174 → #17812 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500

Rank journey · newest first

Recorded period 1 of 21: rank 175. 6 Oct 2026 · 18:46 GMT-0500Recorded period 2 of 21: rank 178. 6 Oct 2026 · 18:46 GMT-0500Recorded period 3 of 21: rank 182. 6 Oct 2026 · 19:42 GMT-0500Recorded period 4 of 21: rank 182. 9 Oct 2026 · 06:43 GMT-0500 – 9 Oct 2026 · 07:51 GMT-0500Recorded period 5 of 21: rank 181. 9 Oct 2026 · 12:04 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 6 of 21: rank 180. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500Recorded period 7 of 21: rank 179. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 8 of 21: rank 178. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 9 of 21: rank 179. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 10 of 21: rank 178. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 11 of 21: rank 177. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 12 of 21: rank 178. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 13 of 21: rank 179. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 14 of 21: rank 178. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 15 of 21: rank 177. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 16 of 21: rank 176. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 17 of 21: rank 175. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 18 of 21: rank 174. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 19 of 21: rank 173. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 20 of 21: rank 178. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500 – 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500Recorded period 21 of 21: rank 177. 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500NOW #177Oct 2026Oct 2026

Dated changes with readable spacing · diagonal lines show rank movement · horizontal lines show held positions · scroll left for earlier dates.

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National Abundance Gate

Money-gated

Graded status · five basics not fully cleared

Research Coverage

88%
Coverage calculation

Sum of each published category weight × its documented scoring coverage ÷ 100. The percentage measures completed scoring slots, not independent verification of every claim. For the current country:

9.0 × 100.0% + 8.0 × 100.0% + 9.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 5.0 × 100.0% + 7.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 4.0 × 100.0% + 8.0 × 100.0% + 5.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 5.0 × 100.0% + 4.0 × 100.0% = 88.00% weighted coverage

Unreviewed international categories do not receive fabricated coverage or zero scores.

14 / 14 domestic categories scored; 2 / 2 international categories with documented research (scores require full audit)

GDP Rank

#143

Shown for context, not as the abundance ranking

Money Gate · Overall Gate 0.7.0

Five basics stand between this country and zero

The five-part direct reading is still pending. Missing gate readings remain pending rather than being converted into invented free-access points.

Reach-to-Money-Gate Clearance 2.0: These five gates measure effective no-payment access, not installed capacity alone. Under new source-backed reviews, 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4 points track verified free access to 0%, some but less than 30%, 30%+, 50%+, 75%+ and 100% of the population respectively. The higher levels require reliable real use; 4/4 requires universally accessible, reliable service without ordinary charges or exclusions. Missing population figures remain pending. Older gate points remain archived until re-audited.

— Pending

Food

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Housing / Land

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Healthcare

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Transportation

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Water / Energy

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

Money Gate · Direct audit pending
  • FoodPending
  • Housing / LandPending
  • HealthcarePending
  • TransportationPending
  • Water / EnergyPending
  • Money still neededNot measured

The existing transitional gate estimate is not split into invented category scores. Five direct category audits are still needed.

Why this reading is pending

The Money Gate total is the sum of the five direct 0–4 readings. Every basic need remains visible separately so one strong area cannot hide another weak one.

Actual calculation

No category-level 0–4 point calculation is available until a direct Money Gate audit is completed.

A country remains money-gated until the total reaches 20 / 20.

Cash-Register Lock
92.7 / 100
Why 92.7 / 100?

The five direct Money Gate readings total 0–20. Every point removes five of the 100 payment-lock units; a 7/20 reading produces a 65/100 lock.

Actual calculation

100 - (1.47 × 5) = 92.65

Friction Economy Pressure
84.6 / 100
Why 84.6 / 100?

Friction is visible as its own 0–100 contextual reading from domestic category rails. Its effect is already in the evidence score and is not applied to the ceiling again.

Actual calculation

(100 - -69.14) ÷ 2 = 84.57 / 100

The weighted Friction rail comes from the published domestic category rails.

Money-gated ceiling
-46.3
Why -46.3?

Each Money Gate point raises the negative ceiling by 2.5 points: 0/20 → −50, 7/20 → −32.5, 10/20 → −25, 19.5/20 → −1.25. At 20/20 the gate is removed, so the evidence score becomes the headline directly.

Actual calculation

92.65 = 92.65 (Friction already counted in category scores)

-50 + 2.5 × 1.47 = -46.3

The transitional value is derived from published domestic Reach and Friction rails only to preserve historical ordering. It is not a substitute for the five direct 0–4 gate findings above and can never clear the Money Gate.

16-category profile

All categories at a glance

All sixteen categories use the −100 to +100 evidence scale once verified. International Welcome and External Footprint remain pending until their rail scores are properly researched. Select a category for sourced findings and transparent calculations.

Category readings & evidence

Open any category for the full diagnostic reading

9% weight Human Time & Burden Return
+13.8↓

Score breakdown

Human Time & Burden Return

+13.8
Capacity 25%
+55.0× 25%= +13.8 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 13.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Time abundance is not inferred from GDP or employment alone; paid work, informal work, commuting, unpaid care and administrative burden remain friction unless evidence shows those burdens have actually been removed.

Reach 35%
+35.0× 35%= +12.3 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

35.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 12.25 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Time abundance is not inferred from GDP or employment alone; paid work, informal work, commuting, unpaid care and administrative burden remain friction unless evidence shows those burdens have actually been removed.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-70.0× 25%= -17.5 points
Exact point calculation

-70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -17.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Time abundance is not inferred from GDP or employment alone; paid work, informal work, commuting, unpaid care and administrative burden remain friction unless evidence shows those burdens have actually been removed.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Regeneration 15%
+35.0× 15%= +5.3 points
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 5.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Time abundance is not inferred from GDP or employment alone; paid work, informal work, commuting, unpaid care and administrative burden remain friction unless evidence shows those burdens have actually been removed.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+13.8 Published category score+13.8 Contribution to national evidence score+1.4
Show the full category score calculation

Weighted rails: 13.75 + 12.25 + -17.50 + 5.25 = 13.75

Base: 13.75 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +13.8 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 13.75 × (9.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.41 points

This category carries 9% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 9.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.4 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Human Time & Burden Return research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Time abundance is not inferred from GDP or employment alone; paid work, informal work, commuting, unpaid care and administrative burden remain friction unless evidence shows those burdens have actually been removed.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
8% weight Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
+13.8↓

Score breakdown

Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach

+13.8
Capacity 25%
+55.0× 25%= +13.8 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 13.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Housing is judged on adequacy, affordability, resilience and ordinary household reach, not construction volume or national income alone.

Reach 35%
+35.0× 35%= +12.3 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Housing / Land direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

35.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 12.25 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Housing is judged on adequacy, affordability, resilience and ordinary household reach, not construction volume or national income alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-70.0× 25%= -17.5 points
Exact point calculation

-70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -17.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Housing is judged on adequacy, affordability, resilience and ordinary household reach, not construction volume or national income alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Durability 15%
+35.0× 15%= +5.3 points
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 5.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Housing is judged on adequacy, affordability, resilience and ordinary household reach, not construction volume or national income alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+13.8 Published category score+13.8 Contribution to national evidence score+1.3
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Weighted rails: 13.75 + 12.25 + -17.50 + 5.25 = 13.75

Base: 13.75 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +13.8 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 13.75 × (8.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.25 points

This category carries 8% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 8.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Housing is judged on adequacy, affordability, resilience and ordinary household reach, not construction volume or national income alone.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
9% weight Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
+5.0↓

Score breakdown

Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance

+5.0
Capacity 25%
+45.0× 25%= +11.3 points
Exact point calculation

45.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 11.25 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Food production and market availability are separated from diet quality, household affordability, nutrition security and dependable free/public nourishment routes.

Reach 35%
+25.0× 35%= +8.8 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Recorded value matches a new ladder step. Full new-method status requires a source-led audit of the coverage and access conditions; the number alone is not proof.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Food direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

25.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 8.75 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Food production and market availability are separated from diet quality, household affordability, nutrition security and dependable free/public nourishment routes.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Waste 25%
-78.0× 25%= -19.5 points
Exact point calculation

-78.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -19.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Food production and market availability are separated from diet quality, household affordability, nutrition security and dependable free/public nourishment routes.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Multiplication 15%
+30.0× 15%= +4.5 points
Exact point calculation

30.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 4.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Food production and market availability are separated from diet quality, household affordability, nutrition security and dependable free/public nourishment routes.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+5.0 Published category score+5.0 Contribution to national evidence score+0.5
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Weighted rails: 11.25 + 8.75 + -19.50 + 4.50 = 5.00

Base: 5.00 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +5.0 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 5.00 × (9.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 0.51 points

This category carries 9% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 9.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +0.5 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Food production and market availability are separated from diet quality, household affordability, nutrition security and dependable free/public nourishment routes.

World Food Programme — Mauritania
6% weight Water & Sanitation Abundance
+19.5↓

Score breakdown

Water & Sanitation Abundance

+19.5
Capacity 25%
+60.0× 25%= +15.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 15.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

UNICEF child-related SDG data reports 78% basic drinking-water service and 56% basic sanitation in 2022, with substantial remaining hygiene and open-defecation gaps. Current resilience programmes expand essential services, but this is not universal safely managed access.

Reach 35%
+42.0× 35%= +14.7 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Water / Energy direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

Water and energy share one combined four-point gate; the direct audit must show which part reaches families without payment.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

42.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 14.70 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

UNICEF child-related SDG data reports 78% basic drinking-water service and 56% basic sanitation in 2022, with substantial remaining hygiene and open-defecation gaps. Current resilience programmes expand essential services, but this is not universal safely managed access.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Loss 25%
-65.0× 25%= -16.3 points
Exact point calculation

-65.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -16.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

UNICEF child-related SDG data reports 78% basic drinking-water service and 56% basic sanitation in 2022, with substantial remaining hygiene and open-defecation gaps. Current resilience programmes expand essential services, but this is not universal safely managed access.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Regeneration 15%
+40.0× 15%= +6.0 points
Exact point calculation

40.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 6.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

UNICEF child-related SDG data reports 78% basic drinking-water service and 56% basic sanitation in 2022, with substantial remaining hygiene and open-defecation gaps. Current resilience programmes expand essential services, but this is not universal safely managed access.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+19.5 Published category score+19.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.3
Show the full category score calculation

Weighted rails: 15.00 + 14.70 + -16.25 + 6.00 = 19.45

Base: 19.45 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +19.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 19.45 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.33 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +18.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Water & Sanitation Abundance research finding

UNICEF child-related SDG data reports 78% basic drinking-water service and 56% basic sanitation in 2022, with substantial remaining hygiene and open-defecation gaps. Current resilience programmes expand essential services, but this is not universal safely managed access.

UNICEF Data — Mauritania
5% weight Energy & Household Capability
+13.8↓

Score breakdown

Energy & Household Capability

+13.8
Capacity 25%
+55.0× 25%= +13.8 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 13.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Energy is judged on connection, reliability, affordability and household capability, not generation or export capacity alone.

Reach 35%
+35.0× 35%= +12.3 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Water / Energy direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

Water and energy share one combined four-point gate; the direct audit must show which part reaches families without payment.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

35.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 12.25 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Energy is judged on connection, reliability, affordability and household capability, not generation or export capacity alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-70.0× 25%= -17.5 points
Exact point calculation

-70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -17.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Energy is judged on connection, reliability, affordability and household capability, not generation or export capacity alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Burden Removed 15%
+35.0× 15%= +5.3 points
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 5.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Energy is judged on connection, reliability, affordability and household capability, not generation or export capacity alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+13.8 Published category score+13.8 Contribution to national evidence score+0.8
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Weighted rails: 13.75 + 12.25 + -17.50 + 5.25 = 13.75

Base: 13.75 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +13.8 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 13.75 × (5.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 0.78 points

This category carries 5% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 5.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +0.8 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Energy & Household Capability research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Energy is judged on connection, reliability, affordability and household capability, not generation or export capacity alone.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
7% weight Health & Care Reach
+13.8↓

Score breakdown

Health & Care Reach

+13.8
Capacity 25%
+55.0× 25%= +13.8 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 13.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Health is judged on practical access, workforce, prevention, service quality and financial/logistical barriers rather than facilities or national averages alone.

Reach 35%
+35.0× 35%= +12.3 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Healthcare direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

35.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 12.25 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Health is judged on practical access, workforce, prevention, service quality and financial/logistical barriers rather than facilities or national averages alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-70.0× 25%= -17.5 points
Exact point calculation

-70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -17.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Health is judged on practical access, workforce, prevention, service quality and financial/logistical barriers rather than facilities or national averages alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Prevention 15%
+35.0× 15%= +5.3 points
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 5.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Health is judged on practical access, workforce, prevention, service quality and financial/logistical barriers rather than facilities or national averages alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+13.8 Published category score+13.8 Contribution to national evidence score+1.1
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Weighted rails: 13.75 + 12.25 + -17.50 + 5.25 = 13.75

Base: 13.75 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +13.8 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 13.75 × (7.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.09 points

This category carries 7% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 7.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.1 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Health & Care Reach research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Health is judged on practical access, workforce, prevention, service quality and financial/logistical barriers rather than facilities or national averages alone.

WHO — Mauritania country data
6% weight Education & Human Capability
+13.8↓

Score breakdown

Education & Human Capability

+13.8
Capacity 25%
+55.0× 25%= +13.8 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 13.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Education is judged on foundational learning, completion, practical capability and equitable reach rather than enrolment alone.

Reach 35%
+35.0× 35%= +12.3 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

35.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 12.25 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Education is judged on foundational learning, completion, practical capability and equitable reach rather than enrolment alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-70.0× 25%= -17.5 points
Exact point calculation

-70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -17.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Education is judged on foundational learning, completion, practical capability and equitable reach rather than enrolment alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Capability 15%
+35.0× 15%= +5.3 points
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 5.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Education is judged on foundational learning, completion, practical capability and equitable reach rather than enrolment alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+13.8 Published category score+13.8 Contribution to national evidence score+0.9
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Weighted rails: 13.75 + 12.25 + -17.50 + 5.25 = 13.75

Base: 13.75 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +13.8 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 13.75 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 0.94 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +0.9 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Education & Human Capability research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Education is judged on foundational learning, completion, practical capability and equitable reach rather than enrolment alone.

UNICEF Data — Mauritania
4% weight Mobility & Reachability
+13.8↓

Score breakdown

Mobility & Reachability

+13.8
Capacity 25%
+55.0× 25%= +13.8 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 13.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Mobility is judged on all-season reach, travel time, fares/fuel burden and connection to family, care, learning and public life.

Reach 35%
+35.0× 35%= +12.3 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Transportation direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

  1. -100No functioning ordinary transport service established
  2. -75Some transportation exists but practical access is severely limited
  3. -50Basic usable transportation infrastructure exists
  4. -25A functioning national or broadly connected public transport network exists
  5. 0More than 50% of residents are effectively served
  6. +25More than 75% effectively served OR more than 30% receive dependable free travel
  7. +50More than 75% effectively served AND more than 30% receive dependable free travel
  8. +75More than 90% effectively served, at least 75% travel free, and service is reliable
  9. +100Ordinary essential travel is universally accessible, reliable and free of payment
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 12.25 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Mobility is judged on all-season reach, travel time, fares/fuel burden and connection to family, care, learning and public life.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-70.0× 25%= -17.5 points
Exact point calculation

-70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -17.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Mobility is judged on all-season reach, travel time, fares/fuel burden and connection to family, care, learning and public life.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Time 15%
+35.0× 15%= +5.3 points
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 5.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Mobility is judged on all-season reach, travel time, fares/fuel burden and connection to family, care, learning and public life.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+13.8 Published category score+13.8 Contribution to national evidence score+0.6
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Weighted rails: 13.75 + 12.25 + -17.50 + 5.25 = 13.75

Base: 13.75 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +13.8 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 13.75 × (4.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 0.63 points

This category carries 4% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 4.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +0.6 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Mobility & Reachability research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Mobility is judged on all-season reach, travel time, fares/fuel burden and connection to family, care, learning and public life.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
8% weight Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
+19.5↓

Score breakdown

Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability

+19.5
Capacity 25%
+60.0× 25%= +15.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 15.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Family stability is judged on whether housing, food, health, childcare and work-income requirements allow households to form and continue securely.

Reach 35%
+42.0× 35%= +14.7 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

42.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 14.70 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Family stability is judged on whether housing, food, health, childcare and work-income requirements allow households to form and continue securely.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-65.0× 25%= -16.3 points
Exact point calculation

-65.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -16.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Family stability is judged on whether housing, food, health, childcare and work-income requirements allow households to form and continue securely.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Continuity 15%
+40.0× 15%= +6.0 points
Exact point calculation

40.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 6.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Family stability is judged on whether housing, food, health, childcare and work-income requirements allow households to form and continue securely.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+19.5 Published category score+19.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.8
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Weighted rails: 15.00 + 14.70 + -16.25 + 6.00 = 19.45

Base: 19.45 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +19.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 19.45 × (8.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.77 points

This category carries 8% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 8.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.8 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Family Formation — two-part calculation and marriage-law criterion

First half — the established family and fertility assessment

The original family score remains available. It combines 60% conditions for family life with 40% observed total fertility performance. Its source research is preserved.

Pre-policy score: +19.5

Second half — binary marriage-law policy criterion

This is a Trott Bailey Family policy preference, not an estimate of births lost. Recognition: −50 points. Reviewed non-recognition: 0 deduction. An unreviewed status stays pending and causes no deduction.

Country legal status: Not recognized in reviewed legal-status evidence

Deduction calculation: 50 × 0 = 0 points

Final category calculation: +19.5 − 0 = +19.5 (clamped to −100..+100, before any independent material-transfer deductions)

Mauritania: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded by the 2026-10-10 legal-status review. Country is included in the 2026 legal-status survey under a status other than generally available domestic civil marriage. This describes legal status, not a demonstrated effect on birth rates.

Legal-status source: Pew Research Center · 2026-10-10 (access date; verify publication date in linked source) · Reviewed: 2026-10-10

Fertility and family policy: research and source notes

Trott Bailey Family target and observed fertility The 5.0-children-per-woman target is an authored civilization benchmark; approximately 2.1 children per woman is the usual long-run replacement benchmark. The existing Family Formation method blends 60% lived family conditions and 40% measured fertility performance.

How policy is evaluated Assess housing, care, parental time, material security, access to family formation, and actual demographic outcomes. A government statement or law is not proof that national births increased or declined. Establish its effects with dated comparative evidence before assigning points.

How the two kinds of evidence differ The binary legal-status deduction is an authored TBF policy assessment, not a statistic of observed births. Carroll and Schumm argue that marriage-law changes can weaken procreative norms, while other empirical studies find no negative effect on different-sex family formation. This disagreement is disclosed rather than presented as scientific consensus.

Independent research OECD fertility trends (2024) · UN population projections (2024) · Peer-reviewed family-formation study (2015) · Carroll & Schumm — The Fall of Fertility (2016/2017) · Public Discourse (2015).

Trott Bailey Family thinking Courtship, Marriage & Married Life · Official Core World View · No Shrugging at Family Suffering.

Abundance Gap: +18.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Family stability is judged on whether housing, food, health, childcare and work-income requirements allow households to form and continue securely.

UNICEF Data — Mauritania
5% weight Land Access & Spatial Freedom
+27.5↓

Score breakdown

Land Access & Spatial Freedom

+27.5
Capacity 25%
+70.0× 25%= +17.5 points
Exact point calculation

70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Land is judged on ordinary secure use and spatial freedom rather than total territory, agricultural acreage or investor access.

Reach 35%
+50.0× 35%= +17.5 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Recorded value matches a new ladder step. Full new-method status requires a source-led audit of the coverage and access conditions; the number alone is not proof.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Housing / Land direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

50.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Land is judged on ordinary secure use and spatial freedom rather than total territory, agricultural acreage or investor access.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Concentration 25%
-60.0× 25%= -15.0 points
Exact point calculation

-60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -15.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Land is judged on ordinary secure use and spatial freedom rather than total territory, agricultural acreage or investor access.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Productive Ground 15%
+50.0× 15%= +7.5 points
Exact point calculation

50.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 7.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Land is judged on ordinary secure use and spatial freedom rather than total territory, agricultural acreage or investor access.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+27.5 Published category score+27.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.6
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Weighted rails: 17.50 + 17.50 + -15.00 + 7.50 = 27.50

Base: 27.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +27.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 27.50 × (5.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.56 points

This category carries 5% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 5.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.6 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Land Access & Spatial Freedom research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Land is judged on ordinary secure use and spatial freedom rather than total territory, agricultural acreage or investor access.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
6% weight Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
+19.5↓

Score breakdown

Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight

+19.5
Capacity 25%
+60.0× 25%= +15.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 15.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Physical beauty and cultural assets are separated from everyday safety, freely reachable recreation, social support and peace of mind.

Reach 35%
+42.0× 35%= +14.7 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

42.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 14.70 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Physical beauty and cultural assets are separated from everyday safety, freely reachable recreation, social support and peace of mind.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-65.0× 25%= -16.3 points
Exact point calculation

-65.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -16.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Physical beauty and cultural assets are separated from everyday safety, freely reachable recreation, social support and peace of mind.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Delight 15%
+40.0× 15%= +6.0 points
Exact point calculation

40.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 6.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Physical beauty and cultural assets are separated from everyday safety, freely reachable recreation, social support and peace of mind.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+19.5 Published category score+19.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.3
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Weighted rails: 15.00 + 14.70 + -16.25 + 6.00 = 19.45

Base: 19.45 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +19.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 19.45 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.33 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +18.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Physical beauty and cultural assets are separated from everyday safety, freely reachable recreation, social support and peace of mind.

UNICEF Mauritania — resilience and WASH
6% weight Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
+19.5↓

Score breakdown

Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience

+19.5
Capacity 25%
+60.0× 25%= +15.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 15.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Resilience is judged on ecosystem condition, climate exposure, soil/water function and demonstrated regeneration rather than plans alone.

Reach / Ecological Function 35%
+42.0× 35%= +14.7 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

42.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 14.70 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Resilience is judged on ecosystem condition, climate exposure, soil/water function and demonstrated regeneration rather than plans alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Loss 25%
-65.0× 25%= -16.3 points
Exact point calculation

-65.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -16.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Resilience is judged on ecosystem condition, climate exposure, soil/water function and demonstrated regeneration rather than plans alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Regeneration 15%
+40.0× 15%= +6.0 points
Exact point calculation

40.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 6.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Resilience is judged on ecosystem condition, climate exposure, soil/water function and demonstrated regeneration rather than plans alone.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+19.5 Published category score+19.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.3
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Weighted rails: 15.00 + 14.70 + -16.25 + 6.00 = 19.45

Base: 19.45 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +19.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 19.45 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.33 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +18.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Resilience is judged on ecosystem condition, climate exposure, soil/water function and demonstrated regeneration rather than plans alone.

UNICEF Mauritania — resilience and WASH
5% weight Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
+13.8↓

Score breakdown

Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction

+13.8
Capacity 25%
+55.0× 25%= +13.8 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 13.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Justice and safety are judged on practical legal access, identity, administrative reliability, personal safety and institutional friction.

Reach 35%
+35.0× 35%= +12.3 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

35.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 12.25 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Justice and safety are judged on practical legal access, identity, administrative reliability, personal safety and institutional friction.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-70.0× 25%= -17.5 points
Exact point calculation

-70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -17.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Justice and safety are judged on practical legal access, identity, administrative reliability, personal safety and institutional friction.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Reliability 15%
+35.0× 15%= +5.3 points
Exact point calculation

35.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 5.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Justice and safety are judged on practical legal access, identity, administrative reliability, personal safety and institutional friction.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+13.8 Published category score+13.8 Contribution to national evidence score+0.8
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Weighted rails: 13.75 + 12.25 + -17.50 + 5.25 = 13.75

Base: 13.75 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +13.8 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 13.75 × (5.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 0.78 points

This category carries 5% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 5.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +0.8 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Justice and safety are judged on practical legal access, identity, administrative reliability, personal safety and institutional friction.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
4% weight Durability, Repair & Material Return
+5.0↓

Score breakdown

Durability, Repair & Material Return

+5.0
Capacity 25%
+45.0× 25%= +11.3 points
Exact point calculation

45.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 11.25 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Material return is judged on maintenance, repair, waste collection, reuse/recycling and circularity rather than isolated projects.

Reach 35%
+25.0× 35%= +8.8 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

25.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 8.75 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Material return is judged on maintenance, repair, waste collection, reuse/recycling and circularity rather than isolated projects.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Waste 25%
-78.0× 25%= -19.5 points
Exact point calculation

-78.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -19.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Material return is judged on maintenance, repair, waste collection, reuse/recycling and circularity rather than isolated projects.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Circularity 15%
+30.0× 15%= +4.5 points
Exact point calculation

30.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 4.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Material return is judged on maintenance, repair, waste collection, reuse/recycling and circularity rather than isolated projects.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+5.0 Published category score+5.0 Contribution to national evidence score+0.2
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Weighted rails: 11.25 + 8.75 + -19.50 + 4.50 = 5.00

Base: 5.00 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +5.0 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 5.00 × (4.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 0.23 points

Cross-border waste and low-utility goods deductions

A country sending harmful material abroad and a country allowing it onto its land are assessed separately. Beneficial second-hand reuse is not automatically dumping. A pending audit is not a zero-harm finding.

Accepted imported garbageAudit pending
Accepted low-utility dumpingAudit pending

No independently supported deduction or trade-flow screening is available for this country. This audit has not yet been researched.

This category carries 4% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 4.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +0.2 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Mauritania: Durability, Repair & Material Return research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. Material return is judged on maintenance, repair, waste collection, reuse/recycling and circularity rather than isolated projects.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
6% weight · research presentInternational Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
Open to review verified country findings and original sources
Pending

The country evidence is available, but no reviewed four-rail category score has been assigned. Pending does not mean zero.

Country findings and sources

Mauritania: International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. This category remains evidence-only. Entry, residence and ordinary participation remain governed by passports, visas, legal status and administrative or financial requirements; no borderless-access claim is made.

World Bank — Mauritania overview
6% weight · research presentExternal Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
Open to review verified country findings and original sources
Pending

The country evidence is available, but no reviewed four-rail category score has been assigned. Pending does not mean zero.

Cross-border waste and low-utility goods deductions

A country sending harmful material abroad and a country allowing it onto its land are assessed separately. Beneficial second-hand reuse is not automatically dumping. A pending audit is not a zero-harm finding.

Exported waste / garbageAudit pending
Exported low-utility goods / disguised dumpingAudit pending

No independently supported deduction or trade-flow screening is available for this country. This audit has not yet been researched.

Country findings and sources

Mauritania: External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct research finding

Lower-middle-income Sahel/Sahara country with major mineral, fisheries and renewable-energy capacity and very sparse settlement. Infrastructure and social-protection expansion coexist with poverty, food insecurity, WASH gaps, long travel distances, climate stress and refugee-hosting pressure. This category remains evidence-only. No complete net audit of trade, finance, extraction, aid, security, accountability and repair was secured, so positive and negative external effects are not collapsed into a policy score.

World Bank — Mauritania overview

Trott Bailey Family Civilization Target

The end state: life beyond monetary gatekeeping

Trott Bailey Family Civilization treats money as an exchange tool rather than a prerequisite for access to life. The long-run abundance target is that food, water, shelter, care, education, mobility, land access and ordinary public life remain reachable even when a person cannot pay.

This target is an authored civilization standard. The diagnostic evidence score can use all sixteen weighted categories: fourteen domestic plus International Welcome (6%) and External Footprint (6%), when each international category has four verified rail scores and dated source evidence. Unreviewed international rails remain pending, not zero. The five-part Money Gate remains a separate domestic threshold asking whether food, housing/land, healthcare, transportation and water/energy are genuinely reachable without payment before any civilization can cross zero.