Statement:
Mauritania has a lower Human Development Index than Egypt

In the Human Development Index rating Mauritania holds position #151 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Egypt is #96 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Mauritania is worse than position of Egypt.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   Egypt	'Human Development Index' value is	0.73
   Mauritania	'Human Development Index' value is	0.56