Effective Power to Govern Score in Mauritania
Mauritania: Effective Power to Govern Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Mauritania, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Mauritania is 2, measured in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Mauritania peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.
That places Mauritania 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 81 Algeria 2 compare
- 81 Angola 2 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 81 Belarus 2 compare
- 81 Cameroon 2 compare
- 81 China 2 compare
- 81 Congo 2 compare
- 81 Egypt 2 compare
- 81 Iran 2 compare
- 81 Jordan 2 compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 2 compare
- 81 Morocco 2 compare
- 81 Russia 2 compare
- 81 Rwanda 2 compare
- 81 Somalia 2 compare
- 81 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 81 Tunisia 2 compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 2 compare
- 81 Venezuela 2 compare
- 81 Vietnam 2 compare
- 81 Zimbabwe 2 compare
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 effective power to govern score in Mauritania?
- Effective power to govern score in Mauritania was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for effective power to govern score?
- Mauritania ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score 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 Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.