Freedom of Association Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Freedom of Association Score was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom of Association Score in Mauritania, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Mauritania is 6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Mauritania peaked at 8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 46th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Freedom of Association Score in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | -14.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in Mauritania?
- Freedom of association score in Mauritania was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for freedom of association score?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.