Africa
Mauritania
Capital Nouakchott · 4M people · Ouguiya
- Top cities
- 1.6MNouakchott
- 177KNouadhibou
- 89KKiffa
- 60KNéma
- 59KMbera
Photo by Sasha Kaunas on Unsplash
- ClimateWarm6–44°
Top cities
- Nouakchott1.6M residents
- Nouadhibou177K residents
- Kiffa89K residents
- Néma60K residents
- Mbera59K residents
Source: GeoNames
Airports in Mauritania
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is Mauritania's busiest gateway.
1 major airport. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Mauritania
Mauritania's passport ranks #78 worldwide — 52 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #7852 destinations
- GDP reach
- #1593.9% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #123183 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Mauritania
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Mauritania live, it's typically 6° to 44° feels-like across the year; sun is plentiful, up to ~338 days a year in Zouérat.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Mauritania
A handful of lifestyles thrive in Mauritania.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Sunshine Lover leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Poor fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →