Statement:
Mauritania has a lower Human Development Index than Syria

In the Human Development Index rating Mauritania holds position #151 2021 out of 187 and Syria is #147 out of 187 2021.
Position of Mauritania is worse than position of Syria.

Referencies:

  1. Human Development Index 2021 by United Nations
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.
    Mauritania 'Human Development Index' value is 0.56
    Syria 'Human Development Index' value is 0.58