Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Mauritania

Mauritania: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 28.97 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
28.97 0-100
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
166th
of 208 countries
All-time high
42.17 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
28.26 0-100
in 2019
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Mauritania, 1996–2025

0102030401996201020251996: 36.7 0-1001998: 36.6 0-1002000: 36.5 0-1002002: 42.2 0-1002003: 42.1 0-1002004: 36.5 0-1002005: 34.4 0-1002006: 35.4 0-1002007: 37.1 0-1002008: 31.9 0-1002009: 33.7 0-1002010: 35.6 0-1002011: 37.1 0-1002012: 33.2 0-1002013: 31.9 0-1002014: 29.4 0-1002015: 28.8 0-1002016: 31.2 0-1002017: 30.5 0-1002018: 30 0-1002019: 28.3 0-1002020: 32.3 0-1002021: 30.5 0-1002022: 31.1 0-1002023: 30.8 0-1002024: 28.3 0-1002025: 29 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Mauritania is 28.97 0-100, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Mauritania peaked at 42.17 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.26 0-100, in 2019.

That places Mauritania 166th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Mauritania, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 36.67 0-100 —
1998 36.62 0-100 -0.2%
2000 36.45 0-100 -0.4%
2002 42.17 0-100 +15.7%
2003 42.14 0-100 -0.1%
2004 36.46 0-100 -13.5%
2005 34.41 0-100 -5.6%
2006 35.42 0-100 +3.0%
2007 37.14 0-100 +4.8%
2008 31.92 0-100 -14.0%
2009 33.7 0-100 +5.6%
2010 35.59 0-100 +5.6%
2011 37.09 0-100 +4.2%
2012 33.2 0-100 -10.5%
2013 31.91 0-100 -3.9%
2014 29.45 0-100 -7.7%
2015 28.83 0-100 -2.1%
2016 31.25 0-100 +8.4%
2017 30.48 0-100 -2.5%
2018 29.98 0-100 -1.6%
2019 28.26 0-100 -5.8%
2020 32.28 0-100 +14.3%
2021 30.5 0-100 -5.5%
2022 31.13 0-100 +2.1%
2023 30.8 0-100 -1.1%
2024 28.35 0-100 -8.0%
2025 28.97 0-100 +2.2%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 28.97 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.33 0-100, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 28.97 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.07 0-100, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.65 0-100 36.62 0-100 36.67 0-100 2
2000s 36.65 0-100 31.92 0-100 42.17 0-100 9
2010s 31.6 0-100 28.26 0-100 37.09 0-100 10
2020s 30.34 0-100 28.35 0-100 32.28 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 163 Djibouti 29.26 0-100 compare
  2. 164 Mali 29.1 0-100 compare
  3. 165 Mexico 29.03 0-100 compare
  4. 167 Liberia 28.59 0-100 compare
  5. 168 Russia 28.21 0-100 compare
  6. 169 Bangladesh 28.2 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Mauritania?
Control of corruption - governance score in Mauritania was 28.97 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 42.17 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 28.26 0-100 in 2019.
How does Mauritania rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Mauritania ranks 166th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).