Libya vs Mauritania: Political Corruption Index
Libya
0.811
in 2025
Mauritania
0.825
in 2025
Libya rank
29th
Mauritania rank
27th
Political Corruption Index over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.825 against 0.811 in Libya, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.704 | 0.407 | 0.297 | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.7115 | 0.407 | 0.3045 | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.5267 | 0.4296 | 0.0971 | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.5182 | 0.5834 | 0.0652 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.8583 | 0.6205 | 0.2378 | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.8582 | 0.786 | 0.0722 | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.86 | 0.8606 | 0.0006 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.86 | 0.8514 | 0.0086 | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.8003 | 0.851 | 0.0507 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.8113 | 0.8448 | 0.0335 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Libya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.825 against 0.811 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Libya and Mauritania?
- 0.014, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for political corruption index?
- Libya ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 27th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption 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 a country is affected by political corruption.