What is egalitarian democracy index in Mauritania?

Egalitarian democracy index in Mauritania was 0.142 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.213 in 2012.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 1930.

How does Mauritania rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Mauritania ranks 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Mauritania

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Mauritania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.142 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.142

Change on year

down 6.0%

World rank

137th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.213

in 2012

All-time low

0.065

in 1930

Years of data

122

1904–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Mauritania, 1904–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.142 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Mauritania peaked at 0.213 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.065, in 1930.

Mauritania ranks 137th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Mauritania, 1904 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1904	0.071	—
1905	0.071	+0.0%
1906	0.071	+0.0%
1907	0.071	+0.0%
1908	0.071	+0.0%
1909	0.071	+0.0%
1910	0.071	+0.0%
1911	0.071	+0.0%
1912	0.071	+0.0%
1913	0.071	+0.0%
1914	0.071	+0.0%
1915	0.071	+0.0%
1916	0.071	+0.0%
1917	0.071	+0.0%
1918	0.071	+0.0%
1919	0.071	+0.0%
1920	0.071	+0.0%
1921	0.071	+0.0%
1922	0.071	+0.0%
1923	0.071	+0.0%
1924	0.071	+0.0%
1925	0.071	+0.0%
1926	0.071	+0.0%
1927	0.071	+0.0%
1928	0.071	+0.0%
1929	0.071	+0.0%
1930	0.065	-8.5%
1931	0.065	+0.0%
1932	0.065	+0.0%
1933	0.065	+0.0%
1934	0.065	+0.0%
1935	0.065	+0.0%
1936	0.065	+0.0%
1937	0.065	+0.0%
1938	0.065	+0.0%
1939	0.065	+0.0%
1940	0.068	+4.6%
1941	0.074	+8.8%
1942	0.074	+0.0%
1943	0.074	+0.0%
1944	0.074	+0.0%
1945	0.077	+4.1%
1946	0.079	+2.6%
1947	0.086	+8.9%
1948	0.086	+0.0%
1949	0.086	+0.0%
1950	0.088	+2.3%
1951	0.088	+0.0%
1952	0.089	+1.1%
1953	0.089	+0.0%
1954	0.089	+0.0%
1955	0.089	+0.0%
1956	0.088	-1.1%
1957	0.112	+27.3%
1958	0.136	+21.4%
1959	0.137	+0.7%
1960	0.154	+12.4%
1961	0.148	-3.9%
1962	0.161	+8.8%
1963	0.161	+0.0%
1964	0.161	+0.0%
1965	0.157	-2.5%
1966	0.155	-1.3%
1967	0.155	+0.0%
1968	0.155	+0.0%
1969	0.155	+0.0%
1970	0.155	+0.0%
1971	0.155	+0.0%
1972	0.155	+0.0%
1973	0.155	+0.0%
1974	0.155	+0.0%
1975	0.155	+0.0%
1976	0.155	+0.0%
1977	0.155	+0.0%
1978	0.116	-25.2%
1979	0.093	-19.8%
1980	0.093	+0.0%
1981	0.093	+0.0%
1982	0.093	+0.0%
1983	0.093	+0.0%
1984	0.094	+1.1%
1985	0.083	-11.7%
1986	0.083	+0.0%
1987	0.084	+1.2%
1988	0.084	+0.0%
1989	0.084	+0.0%
1990	0.085	+1.2%
1991	0.085	+0.0%
1992	0.127	+49.4%
1993	0.147	+15.7%
1994	0.151	+2.7%
1995	0.152	+0.7%
1996	0.146	-3.9%
1997	0.144	-1.4%
1998	0.145	+0.7%
1999	0.145	+0.0%
2000	0.146	+0.7%
2001	0.149	+2.1%
2002	0.15	+0.7%
2003	0.149	-0.7%
2004	0.15	+0.7%
2005	0.147	-2.0%
2006	0.136	-7.5%
2007	0.21	+54.4%
2008	0.189	-10.0%
2009	0.174	-7.9%
2010	0.211	+21.3%
2011	0.211	+0.0%
2012	0.213	+0.9%
2013	0.175	-17.8%
2014	0.178	+1.7%
2015	0.179	+0.6%
2016	0.179	+0.0%
2017	0.154	-14.0%
2018	0.163	+5.8%
2019	0.173	+6.1%
2020	0.172	-0.6%
2021	0.162	-5.8%
2022	0.171	+5.6%
2023	0.163	-4.7%
2024	0.151	-7.4%
2025	0.142	-6.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.142 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2285, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.142 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.201, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.071	0.071	0.071	6
1910s	0.071	0.071	0.071	10
1920s	0.071	0.071	0.071	10
1930s	0.065	0.065	0.065	10
1940s	0.0778	0.068	0.086	10
1950s	0.1005	0.088	0.137	10
1960s	0.1562	0.148	0.161	10
1970s	0.1449	0.093	0.155	10
1980s	0.0884	0.083	0.094	10
1990s	0.1327	0.085	0.152	10
2000s	0.16	0.136	0.21	10
2010s	0.1836	0.154	0.213	10
2020s	0.1602	0.142	0.172	6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

134 Uzbekistan 0.153 compare
135 Iran 0.152 compare
136 Guinea 0.149 compare
138 Uganda 0.139 compare
139 Zimbabwe 0.135 compare
140 Russia 0.13 compare

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More social development data for Mauritania

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 301,490 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0567 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Mauritania?: Egalitarian democracy index in Mauritania was 0.142 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.213 in 2012.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 1930.
How does Mauritania rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Mauritania ranks 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.