Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania

Mauritania: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1994
All-time low
4
in 2005
Years of data
54
1972–2025

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1972–2025

02468197219982025

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania is 5, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 7 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.

Mauritania ranks 41st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1972 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1972 6
1973 6 +0.0%
1974 6 +0.0%
1975 6 +0.0%
1976 6 +0.0%
1977 6 +0.0%
1978 6 +0.0%
1979 6 +0.0%
1980 6 +0.0%
1981 6 +0.0%
1982 6 +0.0%
1983 6 +0.0%
1984 6 +0.0%
1985 6 +0.0%
1986 6 +0.0%
1987 6 +0.0%
1988 6 +0.0%
1989 6 +0.0%
1990 6 +0.0%
1991 6 +0.0%
1992 6 +0.0%
1993 6 +0.0%
1994 7 +16.7%
1995 6 -14.3%
1996 6 +0.0%
1997 6 +0.0%
1998 5 -16.7%
1999 5 +0.0%
2000 5 +0.0%
2001 5 +0.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 5 +0.0%
2005 4 -20.0%
2006 4 +0.0%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 5 +25.0%
2009 5 +0.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2011 5 +0.0%
2012 5 +0.0%
2013 5 +0.0%
2014 5 +0.0%
2015 5 +0.0%
2016 5 +0.0%
2017 5 +0.0%
2018 5 +0.0%
2019 5 +0.0%
2020 5 +0.0%
2021 5 +0.0%
2022 5 +0.0%
2023 5 +0.0%
2024 5 +0.0%
2025 5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6 6 6 8
1980s 6 6 6 10
1990s 5.9 5 7 10
2000s 4.7 4 5 10
2010s 5 5 5 10
2020s 5 5 5 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania?
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Mauritania was 5 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 1994.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
How does Mauritania rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
Mauritania ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Civil liberties rating, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.