Political Rights Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Political Rights Score was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Mauritania, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score 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 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 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% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 128 Bangladesh 15 compare
- 128 El Salvador 15 compare
- 128 Lebanon 15 compare
More social development data for Mauritania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 301,490 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 in Mauritania?
- Political rights score in Mauritania was 15 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for political rights score?
- Mauritania ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.