Egypt vs Mauritania: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Egypt
0.299
in 2025
Mauritania
0.279
in 2025
Egypt rank
147th
Mauritania rank
149th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.299 against 0.279 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Mauritania ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4387 | 0.255 | 0.1837 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.4336 | 0.255 | 0.1786 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.4265 | 0.255 | 0.1715 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.443 | 0.255 | 0.188 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.4436 | 0.255 | 0.1886 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.4604 | 0.251 | 0.2094 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.4033 | 0.5011 | 0.0978 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.4074 | 0.5042 | 0.0968 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.3957 | 0.3458 | 0.0499 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.3783 | 0.4873 | 0.109 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3506 | 0.6239 | 0.2733 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2727 | 0.5539 | 0.2812 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2982 | 0.4587 | 0.1605 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Egypt, at 0.299 against 0.279 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 0.02, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Egypt ranks 147th and Mauritania ranks 149th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.