Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Mauritania, 1904–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Mauritania stood at 0.513.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Mauritania peaked at 0.745 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.265, in 1989.
That places Mauritania 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 0.298 | — |
| 1905 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.301 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.341 | +13.3% |
| 1946 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.346 | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.371 | +7.2% |
| 1958 | 0.357 | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.368 | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.464 | +26.1% |
| 1961 | 0.447 | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.426 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.426 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.454 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.454 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.41 | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.286 | -30.2% |
| 1980 | 0.286 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.287 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.267 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.27 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.272 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.282 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.265 | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.272 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.317 | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.484 | +52.7% |
| 1993 | 0.51 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.515 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.518 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.525 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.539 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.555 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.616 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.644 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.724 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.745 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.732 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.716 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.714 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.708 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.61 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.608 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.603 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.53 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.54 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.639 | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.632 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.58 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.609 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.619 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.531 | -14.2% |
| 2025 | 0.513 | -3.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.513 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.513 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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 human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Mauritania?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 2007.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1989.
- How does Mauritania rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.