Cameroon vs Mauritania: Human Rights Index
Cameroon
0.509
in 2025
Mauritania
0.513
in 2025
Cameroon rank
122nd
Mauritania rank
119th
Human Rights Index over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.513 against 0.509 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2249 | 0.4283 | 0.2034 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.2331 | 0.4328 | 0.1997 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.4172 | 0.275 | 0.1422 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.6437 | 0.4716 | 0.1721 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.6833 | 0.6381 | 0.0452 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.6198 | 0.6269 | 0.0071 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.5463 | 0.5807 | 0.0343 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.513 against 0.509 in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 0.004, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for human rights index?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 119th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.