Which has higher key features of human rights, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?

Guinea-Bissau, at 0.557 against 0.513 in Mauritania as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of human rights between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?

0.044, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Key features of human rights

Guinea-Bissau

0.557

in 2025

Mauritania

0.513

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

116th

Mauritania rank

119th

Key features of human rights over time

Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.557 against 0.513 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.044.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 119th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.044	0.299	0.255	Mauritania
1910s	0.052	0.301	0.249	Mauritania
1920s	0.0442	0.301	0.2568	Mauritania
1930s	0.03	0.301	0.271	Mauritania
1940s	0.0344	0.3225	0.2881	Mauritania
1950s	0.0362	0.3518	0.3156	Mauritania
1960s	0.037	0.4319	0.3949	Mauritania
1970s	0.1718	0.4328	0.261	Mauritania
1980s	0.2353	0.275	0.0397	Mauritania
1990s	0.4106	0.4716	0.061	Mauritania
2000s	0.6039	0.6381	0.0342	Mauritania
2010s	0.6904	0.6269	0.0635	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.726	0.5807	0.1453	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of human rights, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.557 against 0.513 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?: 0.044, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for key features of human rights?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.