Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Mauritania, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 6 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Mauritania peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -77.8% |
| 2009 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Mauritania?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Mauritania was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Mauritania ranks 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.