Freedom of expression score bti in Mauritania
Mauritania: Freedom of expression score bti was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of expression score bti in Mauritania, 2007–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of expression score bti in Mauritania stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Mauritania peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More social development data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.513 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.127 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.328 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.416 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.628 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.221 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Mauritania?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Mauritania was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Mauritania ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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