Freedom Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Freedom Score was 38 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Mauritania, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 38 for freedom score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Mauritania peaked at 52 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2015.
That places Mauritania 132nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.88 | 32 | 52 | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.2 | 30 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 35 | 39 | 6 |
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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)
- Key features of democracy 0.328 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.628 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.416 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.328 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.221 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Mauritania?
- Freedom score in Mauritania was 38 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 52 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for freedom score?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.