What is public sector corruption index in Mauritania?

Public sector corruption index in Mauritania was 0.901 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.922 in 1985.

What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.669 in 1904.

How does Mauritania rank for public sector corruption index?

Mauritania ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Mauritania

Name: Public Sector Corruption Index in Mauritania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.901 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.901

Change on year

up 7.1%

World rank

10th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.922

in 1985

All-time low

0.669

in 1904

Years of data

122

1904–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Mauritania, 1904–2025

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.901 for public sector corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Mauritania peaked at 0.922 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.669, in 1904.

Mauritania ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.669	0.669	0.669	6
1910s	0.669	0.669	0.669	10
1920s	0.669	0.669	0.669	10
1930s	0.669	0.669	0.669	10
1940s	0.669	0.669	0.669	10
1950s	0.669	0.669	0.669	10
1960s	0.6969	0.669	0.7	10
1970s	0.7094	0.7	0.766	10
1980s	0.844	0.766	0.922	10
1990s	0.922	0.922	0.922	10
2000s	0.8874	0.835	0.922	10
2010s	0.8611	0.801	0.887	10
2020s	0.8745	0.841	0.901	6

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Mauritania?: Public sector corruption index in Mauritania was 0.901 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.922 in 1985.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.669 in 1904.
How does Mauritania rank for public sector corruption index?: Mauritania ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Public Sector Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).