Mauritania vs Somalia: Political civil liberties index
Mauritania
0.526
in 2025
Somalia
0.532
in 2025
Mauritania rank
117th
Somalia rank
115th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.532 against 0.526 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Somalia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 115th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1547 | 0.207 | 0.0523 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.158 | 0.179 | 0.021 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.158 | 0.179 | 0.021 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.158 | 0.179 | 0.021 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.2214 | 0.2231 | 0.0017 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.3183 | 0.3528 | 0.0345 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.3257 | 0.5175 | 0.1918 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2927 | 0.0574 | 0.2353 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.1989 | 0.0561 | 0.1428 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.5171 | 0.3431 | 0.174 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.7234 | 0.4091 | 0.3143 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7056 | 0.4836 | 0.222 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.596 | 0.4918 | 0.1042 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.532 against 0.526 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 0.006, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Mauritania ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 115th 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.