LGBT+ Rights Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: LGBT+ Rights Index was -1.63 in 2019. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Mauritania, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Mauritania is -1.63, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Mauritania peaked at -1.59 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.63, in 1997.
Mauritania ranks 178th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.6 | -1.63 | -1.59 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.6 | -1.63 | -1.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.62 | -1.63 | -1.59 | 10 |
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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 lgbt+ rights index in Mauritania?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Mauritania was -1.63 in 2019, according to Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -1.59 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.63 in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Mauritania ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.