Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.279 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Mauritania, 1904–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.279 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Mauritania peaked at 0.707 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.228, in 1958.
Mauritania ranks 149th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 6 |
| 1910s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.251 | 0.228 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5011 | 0.453 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5042 | 0.359 | 0.526 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3458 | 0.332 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4873 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6239 | 0.561 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5539 | 0.461 | 0.679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4587 | 0.279 | 0.582 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 3,935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,972 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 86.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 35.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 3,817 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 311.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 31.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 13.41 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Mauritania?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Mauritania was 0.279 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.707 in 2007.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.228 in 1958.
- How does Mauritania rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Mauritania ranks 149th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.