Iraq vs Mauritania: Human rights index vdem

Iraq
0.521
in 2025
Mauritania
0.513
in 2025
Iraq rank
118th
Mauritania rank
119th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Iraq
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.521 against 0.513 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Iraq ranks 118th and Mauritania ranks 119th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2172 0.299 0.0818 Mauritania
1910s 0.2059 0.301 0.0951 Mauritania
1920s 0.4885 0.301 0.1875 Iraq
1930s 0.4732 0.301 0.1722 Iraq
1940s 0.4655 0.3225 0.143 Iraq
1950s 0.4675 0.3518 0.1157 Iraq
1960s 0.3162 0.4319 0.1157 Mauritania
1970s 0.1962 0.4328 0.2366 Mauritania
1980s 0.1137 0.275 0.1613 Mauritania
1990s 0.1067 0.4716 0.3649 Mauritania
2000s 0.3782 0.6381 0.2599 Mauritania
2010s 0.4647 0.6269 0.1622 Mauritania
2020s 0.4857 0.5807 0.095 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Iraq or Mauritania?
Iraq, at 0.521 against 0.513 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Iraq and Mauritania?
0.008, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Mauritania rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Iraq ranks 118th and Mauritania ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed