Mauritania vs Rwanda: Individual liberties and equality before the law index

Mauritania
0.279
in 2025
Rwanda
0.278
in 2025
Mauritania rank
149th
Rwanda rank
150th

Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time

  • Mauritania
  • Rwanda
0.20.40.60.8190419642025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.279 against 0.278 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 150th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 11 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s 0.255 0.118 0.137 Mauritania
1920s 0.255 0.118 0.137 Mauritania
1930s 0.255 0.1252 0.1298 Mauritania
1940s 0.255 0.1338 0.1212 Mauritania
1950s 0.251 0.1399 0.1111 Mauritania
1960s 0.5011 0.4151 0.086 Mauritania
1970s 0.5042 0.4628 0.0414 Mauritania
1980s 0.3458 0.485 0.1392 Rwanda
1990s 0.4873 0.4375 0.0498 Mauritania
2000s 0.6239 0.5594 0.0645 Mauritania
2010s 0.5539 0.5163 0.0376 Mauritania
2020s 0.4587 0.3 0.1587 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Mauritania or Rwanda?
Mauritania, at 0.279 against 0.278 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Mauritania and Rwanda?
0.001, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
Mauritania ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 150th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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