Statement:
Mauritania has a lower Human Development Index than Jordan

In the Human Development Index rating Mauritania holds position #151 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Jordan is #102 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Mauritania is worse than position of Jordan.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

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

   Jordan	'Human Development Index' value is	0.72
   Mauritania	'Human Development Index' value is	0.56