What is human rights index in Mauritania?

Human rights index in Mauritania was 0.513 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 2007.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1989.

How does Mauritania rank for human rights index?

Mauritania ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Mauritania

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

Mauritania: Human Rights Index was 0.513 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.513

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

119th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.745

in 2007

All-time low

0.265

in 1989

Years of data

122

1904–2025

Human Rights Index in Mauritania, 1904–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Mauritania is 0.513, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Mauritania peaked at 0.745 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.265, in 1989.

Mauritania ranks 119th 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	0.299	0.298	0.301	6
1910s	0.301	0.301	0.301	10
1920s	0.301	0.301	0.301	10
1930s	0.301	0.301	0.301	10
1940s	0.3225	0.301	0.346	10
1950s	0.3518	0.346	0.371	10
1960s	0.4319	0.426	0.464	10
1970s	0.4328	0.286	0.454	10
1980s	0.275	0.265	0.287	10
1990s	0.4716	0.272	0.525	10
2000s	0.6381	0.539	0.745	10
2010s	0.6269	0.53	0.714	10
2020s	0.5807	0.513	0.632	6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

116 Guinea-Bissau 0.557 compare
117 India 0.534 compare
118 Iraq 0.521 compare
119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
121 El Salvador 0.511 compare
122 Cameroon 0.509 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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Mauritania?: Human rights index in Mauritania was 0.513 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 2007.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1989.
How does Mauritania rank for human rights index?: Mauritania ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.