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Political centralization index in Mauritania

Mauritania: Political centralization index was 0.826 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.826
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
31st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.96
in 1979
All-time low
0.544
in 1958
Years of data
122
1904–2025

Political centralization index in Mauritania, 1904–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization index in Mauritania stood at 0.826.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Mauritania peaked at 0.96 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.544, in 1958.

Mauritania ranks 31st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Mauritania, year by year

Year Value Change
1904 0.678 —
1905 0.678 +0.0%
1906 0.678 +0.0%
1907 0.678 +0.0%
1908 0.678 +0.0%
1909 0.678 +0.0%
1910 0.678 +0.0%
1911 0.678 +0.0%
1912 0.678 +0.0%
1913 0.678 +0.0%
1914 0.678 +0.0%
1915 0.678 +0.0%
1916 0.678 +0.0%
1917 0.678 +0.0%
1918 0.678 +0.0%
1919 0.678 +0.0%
1920 0.678 +0.0%
1921 0.678 +0.0%
1922 0.678 +0.0%
1923 0.678 +0.0%
1924 0.678 +0.0%
1925 0.678 +0.0%
1926 0.678 +0.0%
1927 0.678 +0.0%
1928 0.678 +0.0%
1929 0.678 +0.0%
1930 0.678 +0.0%
1931 0.678 +0.0%
1932 0.678 +0.0%
1933 0.678 +0.0%
1934 0.678 +0.0%
1935 0.678 +0.0%
1936 0.678 +0.0%
1937 0.678 +0.0%
1938 0.678 +0.0%
1939 0.678 +0.0%
1940 0.678 +0.0%
1941 0.678 +0.0%
1942 0.678 +0.0%
1943 0.678 +0.0%
1944 0.678 +0.0%
1945 0.635 -6.3%
1946 0.665 +4.7%
1947 0.57 -14.3%
1948 0.57 +0.0%
1949 0.57 +0.0%
1950 0.57 +0.0%
1951 0.57 +0.0%
1952 0.57 +0.0%
1953 0.57 +0.0%
1954 0.57 +0.0%
1955 0.57 +0.0%
1956 0.59 +3.5%
1957 0.59 +0.0%
1958 0.544 -7.8%
1959 0.544 +0.0%
1960 0.557 +2.4%
1961 0.751 +34.8%
1962 0.751 +0.0%
1963 0.751 +0.0%
1964 0.751 +0.0%
1965 0.751 +0.0%
1966 0.751 +0.0%
1967 0.751 +0.0%
1968 0.751 +0.0%
1969 0.751 +0.0%
1970 0.751 +0.0%
1971 0.751 +0.0%
1972 0.751 +0.0%
1973 0.751 +0.0%
1974 0.751 +0.0%
1975 0.751 +0.0%
1976 0.751 +0.0%
1977 0.751 +0.0%
1978 0.79 +5.2%
1979 0.96 +21.5%
1980 0.96 +0.0%
1981 0.96 +0.0%
1982 0.96 +0.0%
1983 0.96 +0.0%
1984 0.96 +0.0%
1985 0.96 +0.0%
1986 0.96 +0.0%
1987 0.96 +0.0%
1988 0.96 +0.0%
1989 0.96 +0.0%
1990 0.96 +0.0%
1991 0.958 -0.2%
1992 0.917 -4.3%
1993 0.909 -0.9%
1994 0.909 +0.0%
1995 0.909 +0.0%
1996 0.88 -3.2%
1997 0.88 +0.0%
1998 0.869 -1.3%
1999 0.869 +0.0%
2000 0.869 +0.0%
2001 0.869 +0.0%
2002 0.869 +0.0%
2003 0.879 +1.2%
2004 0.879 +0.0%
2005 0.876 -0.3%
2006 0.772 -11.9%
2007 0.673 -12.8%
2008 0.721 +7.1%
2009 0.722 +0.1%
2010 0.738 +2.2%
2011 0.738 +0.0%
2012 0.718 -2.7%
2013 0.727 +1.3%
2014 0.727 +0.0%
2015 0.727 +0.0%
2016 0.727 +0.0%
2017 0.728 +0.1%
2018 0.681 -6.5%
2019 0.752 +10.4%
2020 0.704 -6.4%
2021 0.715 +1.6%
2022 0.75 +4.9%
2023 0.735 -2.0%
2024 0.772 +5.0%
2025 0.826 +7.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.826 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.826 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.678 0.678 0.678 6
1910s 0.678 0.678 0.678 10
1920s 0.678 0.678 0.678 10
1930s 0.678 0.678 0.678 10
1940s 0.64 0.57 0.678 10
1950s 0.5688 0.544 0.59 10
1960s 0.7316 0.557 0.751 10
1970s 0.7758 0.751 0.96 10
1980s 0.96 0.96 0.96 10
1990s 0.906 0.869 0.96 10
2000s 0.8129 0.673 0.879 10
2010s 0.7263 0.681 0.752 10
2020s 0.7503 0.704 0.826 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 28 United Arab Emirates 0.837 compare
  2. 29 Iran 0.834 compare
  3. 29 Kazakhstan 0.834 compare
  4. 32 Haiti 0.809 compare
  5. 33 Algeria 0.806 compare
  6. 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.801 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Mauritania?
Political centralization index in Mauritania was 0.826 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 1979.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.544 in 1958.
How does Mauritania rank for political centralization index?
Mauritania ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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