What is physical integrity rights score in Mauritania?

Physical integrity rights score in Mauritania was 0.3162 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.9752 in 1971.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was -1.6 in 1989.

How does Mauritania rank for physical integrity rights score?

Mauritania ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mauritania

Name: Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mauritania
Creator: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.3162 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.3162

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

115th

of 193 countries

All-time high

0.9752

in 1971

All-time low

-1.6

in 1989

Years of data

1960–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Mauritania, 1960–2019

Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.3162 for physical integrity rights score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Mauritania peaked at 0.9752 in 1971 and was at its lowest, -1.6, in 1989.

That places Mauritania 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.455	0.2085	0.8905	10
1970s	0.6753	0.013	0.9752	10
1980s	-0.1636	-1.6	0.1047	10
1990s	-0.2711	-1.5	0.4724	10
2000s	0.2465	0.0841	0.4206	10
2010s	0.4016	0.2507	0.5808	10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

112 Sri Lanka 0.4203 compare
113 Togo 0.4118 compare
114 Ghana 0.3804 compare
116 Belarus 0.306 compare
117 El Salvador 0.2715 compare
118 Equatorial Guinea 0.2423 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More social development data for Mauritania

Electoral democracy 0 (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)
Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.513 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.221 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.513 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Mauritania?: Physical integrity rights score in Mauritania was 0.3162 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.9752 in 1971.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was -1.6 in 1989.
How does Mauritania rank for physical integrity rights score?: Mauritania ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 11,139 data points, 1946–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.