Belarus vs Mauritania: Rule of law index

Belarus
0.116
in 2025
Mauritania
0.117
in 2025
Belarus rank
154th
Mauritania rank
153rd

Rule of law index over time

  • Belarus
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.117 against 0.116 in Belarus, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Belarus ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 153rd of 173 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 0.3117 0.446 0.1343 Mauritania
1910s 0.287 0.446 0.159 Mauritania
1920s 0.1356 0.446 0.3104 Mauritania
1930s 0.1342 0.446 0.3118 Mauritania
1940s 0.1379 0.446 0.3081 Mauritania
1950s 0.1664 0.4552 0.2888 Mauritania
1960s 0.1805 0.4275 0.247 Mauritania
1970s 0.1644 0.3791 0.2147 Mauritania
1980s 0.1731 0.1567 0.0164 Belarus
1990s 0.4504 0.153 0.2974 Belarus
2000s 0.262 0.2441 0.0179 Belarus
2010s 0.2658 0.2472 0.0186 Belarus
2020s 0.1042 0.1957 0.0915 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Belarus or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.117 against 0.116 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Belarus and Mauritania?
0.001, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Mauritania rank globally for rule of law index?
Belarus ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 153rd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Rule of 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
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed