Libya vs Mauritania: Political civil liberties index

Libya
0.515
in 2025
Mauritania
0.526
in 2025
Libya rank
119th
Mauritania rank
117th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Libya
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.526 against 0.515 in Libya, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Mauritania ahead.

Libya ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Mauritania Difference Ahead
1910s 0.05 0.158 0.108 Mauritania
1920s 0.05 0.158 0.108 Mauritania
1930s 0.0482 0.158 0.1098 Mauritania
1940s 0.047 0.158 0.111 Mauritania
1950s 0.2222 0.3217 0.0994 Mauritania
1960s 0.2183 0.3257 0.1074 Mauritania
1970s 0.043 0.2927 0.2497 Mauritania
1980s 0.041 0.1989 0.1579 Mauritania
1990s 0.041 0.5171 0.4761 Mauritania
2000s 0.0431 0.7234 0.6803 Mauritania
2010s 0.574 0.7056 0.1316 Mauritania
2020s 0.5505 0.596 0.0455 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Libya or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.526 against 0.515 in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Libya and Mauritania?
0.011, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
106 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Libya ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed