Aleg is a city in Brakna, Mauritania, home to roughly 19k people. It has a modeled cost-of-living index of 54 (world median = 100) and an estimated quality-of-life score of 52/100. This profile combines Aleg's own geography and climate with national statistics for Mauritania.
Geography, climate and modeled cost, safety and quality-of-life indices for this city.
| Cost of living index index | 53.6 | Modeled |
| Price level vs USA index | 23.3 | Modeled |
| Quality of life index index | 52.1 | Estimated |
| Safety index index | 98.2 | Estimated |
| Population people | 19,183 | Measured |
City-level surveys are sparse worldwide, so STATLAS pairs Aleg's geography with authoritative national statistics for Mauritania.
| Cost of living index index | 66.9 | Modeled |
| PPP conversion factor LCU / int'l $ · 2024 | 11.34 | Measured |
| Price level vs USA index | 29.1 | Modeled |
| Female labor participation % · 2025 | 26.2% | Measured |
| GDP (total) US$ · 2024 | $11B | Measured |
| GDP growth % / yr · 2024 | 6.3% | Measured |
| GDP per capita US$ · 2024 | $2,110 | Measured |
| GDP per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $7,369 | Measured |
| GNI per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $7,300 | Measured |
| Gini index index · 2019 | 32.0 | Measured |
| Inflation rate % · 2024 | 2.5% | Measured |
| International tourist arrivals visitors / yr · 2000 | 30,000 | Measured |
| Unemployment rate % · 2025 | 10.3% | Measured |
| Digital nomad score index | 79.3 | Modeled |
| Quality of life index index | 52.1 | Modeled |
| Homicide rate / 100k · 2020 | 1.0 | Measured |
| Safety index index | 98.2 | Modeled |
| Health expenditure % GDP · 2023 | 4.3% | Measured |
| Hospital beds / 1,000 · 2006 | 0.4 | Measured |
| Infant mortality / 1,000 births · 2024 | 30.2 | Measured |
| Life expectancy years · 2024 | 68.7 | Measured |
| Physicians / 1,000 · 2022 | 0.26 | Measured |
| Under-5 mortality / 1,000 · 2024 | 36.9 | Measured |
| Fertility rate births / woman · 2024 | 4.63 | Measured |
| Land area km² | 1.0M | Measured |
| Net migration people · 2025 | -5,044 | Measured |
| Population people · 2024 | 4.4M | Measured |
| Population density / km² · 2023 | 4.9 | Measured |
| Population growth % / yr · 2024 | 2.9% | Measured |
| Urban population % · 2024 | 60.6% | Measured |
| Education spending % GDP · 2024 | 7.6% | Measured |
| Literacy rate % · 2020 | 59.5% | Measured |
| Secondary enrollment % · 2020 | 36.0% | Measured |
| Tertiary enrollment % · 2020 | 6.0% | Measured |
| Fixed broadband / 100 · 2024 | 0.9 | Measured |
| Internet users % · 2024 | 45.8% | Measured |
| Mobile subscriptions / 100 · 2024 | 92.1 | Measured |
| Drinking water access % · 2024 | 77.3% | Measured |
| Electricity access % · 2023 | 50.3% | Measured |
| Sanitation access % · 2024 | 58.7% | Measured |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ · 2020 | 70.8 | Measured |
| CO₂ emissions per capita t / person · 2024 | 0.97 | Measured |
| Forest area % · 2023 | 0.3% | Measured |
| Renewable energy % · 2022 | 19.6% | Measured |
Aleg has a modeled cost-of-living index of 54 (world median = 100), based on Mauritania's national price level adjusted for city size.
Climate normals for Aleg are being compiled.
Aleg has a population of about 19k.
Sources: STATLAS Modeled Index, GeoNames. See our methodology.