Which has higher rule of law index, Belarus or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 0.117 against 0.116 in Belarus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Mauritania?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Belarus vs Mauritania: Rule of Law Index

Belarus

0.116

in 2025

Mauritania

0.117

in 2025

Belarus rank

157th

Mauritania rank

156th

Rule of Law Index over time

Belarus
Mauritania

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 157th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 176 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 157th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.