Political rights score fh in Mauritania
Mauritania: Political rights score fh was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 197 countries
All-time high
22
in 2007
All-time low
9
in 2008
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Mauritania, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Mauritania is 15, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Mauritania peaked at 22 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2008.
Mauritania ranks 128th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2004 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +54.5% |
| 2007 | 22 | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 9 | -59.1% |
| 2009 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.38 | 9 | 22 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 14 | 15 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 political rights score fh in Mauritania?
- Political rights score fh in Mauritania was 15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for political rights score fh?
- Mauritania ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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