Government Effectiveness in Mauritania
Mauritania: Government Effectiveness was 0.1907 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Mauritania, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness in Mauritania is 0.1907 standard error, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Mauritania peaked at 0.3136 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1865 standard error, in 2009.
Mauritania ranks 21st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2914 standard error | 0.2692 standard error | 0.3136 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2358 standard error | 0.1865 standard error | 0.2889 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1918 standard error | 0.1907 standard error | 0.1928 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 18 Gabon 0.1986 standard error compare
- 19 Liberia 0.1974 standard error compare
- 20 Gambia 0.1951 standard error compare
- 21 Chad 0.1907 standard error compare
- 21 Mauritius 0.1907 standard error compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Congo 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Morocco 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Niger 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Sudan 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Togo 0.1899 standard error 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)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Mauritania?
- Government effectiveness in Mauritania was 0.1907 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3136 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1865 standard error in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for government effectiveness?
- Mauritania ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Government Effectiveness (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.GOVT.EF.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.