Christianity in Mauritania

[4] There are several expatriate African churches in Mauritania, though there are no more than 200 Protestants in the country, including foreigners.

[5] For a short period of eight months the Miracle Channel, a Norwegian/Swedish Christian channel, broadcast clandestine Christian gatherings in the Mauritanian desert containing over 160 people.

[6] The distribution of Christian literature and the evangelizing of non-Muslims are prohibited by law.

Bibles are rarely printed or distributed and are difficult to bring into the country.

[7] In 2023, the country was ranked as the 20th worst place in the world to be a Christian.