Common Good Justifications Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Common Good Justifications Score was -0.775 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Common Good Justifications Score in Mauritania, 1904–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded -0.775 for common good justifications score in 2025.
The figure is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Mauritania peaked at -0.391 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.98, in 1904.
Mauritania ranks 150th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.98 | -1.98 | -1.98 | 6 |
| 1910s | -1.98 | -1.98 | -1.98 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.98 | -1.98 | -1.98 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.98 | -1.98 | -1.98 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.74 | -1.98 | -1.19 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.19 | -1.19 | -1.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.392 | -0.392 | -0.392 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4241 | -0.713 | -0.392 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.21 | -1.21 | -1.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.21 | -1.21 | -1.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9122 | -1.02 | -0.604 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7209 | -0.871 | -0.391 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8332 | -1.15 | -0.761 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Mauritania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 171.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Mauritania?
- Common good justifications score in Mauritania was -0.775 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.391 in 2019.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.98 in 1904.
- How does Mauritania rank for common good justifications score?
- Mauritania ranks 150th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.