Statizoid

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Mauritania

Mauritania: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.634 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.634
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.825
in 2007
All-time low
0.189
in 1989
Years of data
122
1904–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Mauritania, 1904–2025

0.20.40.60.8190419642025

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.634 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.

The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Mauritania peaked at 0.825 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.189, in 1989.

That places Mauritania 111th 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.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Mauritania, year by year

Year Value Change
1904 0.482 —
1905 0.482 +0.0%
1906 0.482 +0.0%
1907 0.482 +0.0%
1908 0.482 +0.0%
1909 0.482 +0.0%
1910 0.482 +0.0%
1911 0.482 +0.0%
1912 0.482 +0.0%
1913 0.482 +0.0%
1914 0.482 +0.0%
1915 0.482 +0.0%
1916 0.482 +0.0%
1917 0.482 +0.0%
1918 0.482 +0.0%
1919 0.482 +0.0%
1920 0.482 +0.0%
1921 0.482 +0.0%
1922 0.482 +0.0%
1923 0.482 +0.0%
1924 0.482 +0.0%
1925 0.482 +0.0%
1926 0.482 +0.0%
1927 0.482 +0.0%
1928 0.482 +0.0%
1929 0.482 +0.0%
1930 0.482 +0.0%
1931 0.482 +0.0%
1932 0.482 +0.0%
1933 0.482 +0.0%
1934 0.482 +0.0%
1935 0.482 +0.0%
1936 0.482 +0.0%
1937 0.482 +0.0%
1938 0.482 +0.0%
1939 0.482 +0.0%
1940 0.482 +0.0%
1941 0.482 +0.0%
1942 0.482 +0.0%
1943 0.482 +0.0%
1944 0.482 +0.0%
1945 0.482 +0.0%
1946 0.482 +0.0%
1947 0.482 +0.0%
1948 0.482 +0.0%
1949 0.482 +0.0%
1950 0.482 +0.0%
1951 0.482 +0.0%
1952 0.482 +0.0%
1953 0.482 +0.0%
1954 0.482 +0.0%
1955 0.482 +0.0%
1956 0.482 +0.0%
1957 0.482 +0.0%
1958 0.482 +0.0%
1959 0.51 +5.8%
1960 0.658 +29.0%
1961 0.62 -5.8%
1962 0.62 +0.0%
1963 0.62 +0.0%
1964 0.62 +0.0%
1965 0.62 +0.0%
1966 0.62 +0.0%
1967 0.62 +0.0%
1968 0.62 +0.0%
1969 0.62 +0.0%
1970 0.676 +9.0%
1971 0.676 +0.0%
1972 0.676 +0.0%
1973 0.676 +0.0%
1974 0.676 +0.0%
1975 0.676 +0.0%
1976 0.676 +0.0%
1977 0.676 +0.0%
1978 0.676 +0.0%
1979 0.348 -48.5%
1980 0.348 +0.0%
1981 0.348 +0.0%
1982 0.348 +0.0%
1983 0.348 +0.0%
1984 0.348 +0.0%
1985 0.244 -29.9%
1986 0.244 +0.0%
1987 0.244 +0.0%
1988 0.244 +0.0%
1989 0.189 -22.5%
1990 0.189 +0.0%
1991 0.25 +32.3%
1992 0.46 +84.0%
1993 0.528 +14.8%
1994 0.528 +0.0%
1995 0.528 +0.0%
1996 0.528 +0.0%
1997 0.528 +0.0%
1998 0.528 +0.0%
1999 0.528 +0.0%
2000 0.528 +0.0%
2001 0.528 +0.0%
2002 0.528 +0.0%
2003 0.528 +0.0%
2004 0.666 +26.1%
2005 0.666 +0.0%
2006 0.788 +18.3%
2007 0.825 +4.7%
2008 0.819 -0.7%
2009 0.79 -3.5%
2010 0.79 +0.0%
2011 0.79 +0.0%
2012 0.79 +0.0%
2013 0.651 -17.6%
2014 0.651 +0.0%
2015 0.651 +0.0%
2016 0.651 +0.0%
2017 0.602 -7.5%
2018 0.591 -1.8%
2019 0.752 +27.2%
2020 0.684 -9.0%
2021 0.606 -11.4%
2022 0.682 +12.5%
2023 0.776 +13.8%
2024 0.634 -18.3%
2025 0.634 +0.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.634 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.627, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.634 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5575, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.482 0.482 0.482 6
1910s 0.482 0.482 0.482 10
1920s 0.482 0.482 0.482 10
1930s 0.482 0.482 0.482 10
1940s 0.482 0.482 0.482 10
1950s 0.4848 0.482 0.51 10
1960s 0.6238 0.62 0.658 10
1970s 0.6432 0.348 0.676 10
1980s 0.2905 0.189 0.348 10
1990s 0.4595 0.189 0.528 10
2000s 0.6666 0.528 0.825 10
2010s 0.6919 0.591 0.79 10
2020s 0.6693 0.606 0.776 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 108 Georgia 0.646 compare
  2. 109 Colombia 0.643 compare
  3. 110 Indonesia 0.636 compare
  4. 112 United Arab Emirates 0.633 compare
  5. 113 Kenya 0.62 compare
  6. 114 Ecuador 0.59 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Mauritania

All data for Mauritania →

Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Mauritania?
Physical integrity rights index in Mauritania was 0.634 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.825 in 2007.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.189 in 1989.
How does Mauritania rank for physical integrity rights index?
Mauritania ranks 111th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 122 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Mauritania. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 08 November 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/physical-integrity-rights-index-vdem/mauritania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/physical-integrity-rights-index-vdem/mauritania/">Physical Integrity Rights Index in Mauritania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.