Key features of human rights in Mauritania
Mauritania: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Mauritania, 1904–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights 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, key features of human rights 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.
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 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 key features of human rights in Mauritania?
- Key features of human rights in Mauritania was 0.513 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 2007.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1989.
- How does Mauritania rank for key features of human rights?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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