Mauritania vs Mexico: Freedom of expression index
Mauritania
0.628
in 2025
Mexico
0.619
in 2025
Mauritania rank
102nd
Mexico rank
103rd
Freedom of expression index over time
- Mauritania
- Mexico
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.628 against 0.619 in Mexico, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mexico ahead.
Mauritania ranks 102nd and Mexico ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1197 | 0.191 | 0.0713 | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.125 | 0.3128 | 0.1878 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.125 | 0.3216 | 0.1966 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.125 | 0.3765 | 0.2515 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.168 | 0.3872 | 0.2192 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.2194 | 0.3658 | 0.1464 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.2803 | 0.3713 | 0.091 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.2619 | 0.4935 | 0.2316 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.1741 | 0.5348 | 0.3607 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5434 | 0.6522 | 0.1088 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.7535 | 0.7917 | 0.0382 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.7842 | 0.7915 | 0.0073 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.6922 | 0.6923 | 0.0002 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mauritania, at 0.628 against 0.619 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Mauritania and Mexico?
- 0.009, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Mauritania ranks 102nd and Mexico ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.