Civil Rights Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Civil Rights Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Mauritania, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 5 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Mauritania peaked at 6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2009.
Mauritania ranks 54th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 54 Bangladesh 5 compare
- 54 Colombia 5 compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 54 Ecuador 5 compare
- 54 India 5 compare
- 54 Jordan 5 compare
- 54 Kenya 5 compare
- 54 Madagascar 5 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 5 compare
More social development data for Mauritania
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 301,490 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 43,906 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.513 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.221 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.513 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Mauritania?
- Civil rights score in Mauritania was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for civil rights score?
- Mauritania ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.