Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score in Mauritania, 1960–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Mauritania stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Over the whole period, competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Mauritania peaked at 2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
Mauritania ranks 150th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 150 Algeria 0 compare
- 150 Cambodia 0 compare
- 150 Cameroon 0 compare
- 150 Chad 0 compare
- 150 Comoros 0 compare
- 150 Congo 0 compare
- 150 Egypt 0 compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 150 Fiji 0 compare
- 150 Libya 0 compare
- 150 Rwanda 0 compare
- 150 Sudan 0 compare
- 150 Thailand 0 compare
- 150 Turkey 0 compare
- 150 Uganda 0 compare
- 150 Yemen 0 compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Mauritania?
- Competitiveness of executive recruitment score in Mauritania was 0 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest competitiveness of executive recruitment score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for competitiveness of executive recruitment score?
- Mauritania ranks 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which executive recruitment is competitive. It ranges from executive power being seized (score of 0), over the executive being selected by elites (score of 1), and dual selection-election or transitional arrangements (score of 2), to the executive being elected (score of 4).