What is equal rights protection index in Mauritania?

Equal rights protection index in Mauritania was 0.452 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.609 in 1994.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 1991.

How does Mauritania rank for equal rights protection index?

Mauritania ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Mauritania

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

Mauritania: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.452 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.452

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

128th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.609

in 1994

All-time low

0.35

in 1991

Years of data

122

1904–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Mauritania, 1904–2025

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.452 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Mauritania peaked at 0.609 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.35, in 1991.

Mauritania ranks 128th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.485	0.485	0.485	6
1910s	0.485	0.485	0.485	10
1920s	0.485	0.485	0.485	10
1930s	0.412	0.412	0.412	10
1940s	0.4768	0.412	0.484	10
1950s	0.484	0.484	0.484	10
1960s	0.5127	0.511	0.528	10
1970s	0.5033	0.434	0.511	10
1980s	0.4105	0.387	0.434	10
1990s	0.5532	0.35	0.609	10
2000s	0.609	0.609	0.609	10
2010s	0.5698	0.488	0.609	10
2020s	0.4668	0.44	0.509	6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

125 Equatorial Guinea 0.467 compare
126 Dominican Republic 0.459 compare
127 Canada 0.456 compare
129 Eritrea 0.449 compare
130 Libya 0.426 compare
131 Vietnam 0.42 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Mauritania?: Equal rights protection index in Mauritania was 0.452 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.609 in 1994.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 1991.
How does Mauritania rank for equal rights protection index?: Mauritania ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.