Democracy in Mauritania
Mauritania: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Mauritania, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Mauritania stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Mauritania peaked at 2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.
Mauritania ranks 57th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Democracy in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 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 above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 57 Algeria 2 compare
- 57 Angola 2 compare
- 57 Bangladesh 2 compare
- 57 Benin 2 compare
- 57 Cote d'Ivoire 2 compare
- 57 El Salvador 2 compare
- 57 Georgia 2 compare
- 57 Guatemala 2 compare
- 57 Iraq 2 compare
- 57 Jordan 2 compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 2 compare
- 57 Madagascar 2 compare
- 57 Nigeria 2 compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
- 57 Serbia 2 compare
- 57 Singapore 2 compare
- 57 Tanzania 2 compare
- 57 Togo 2 compare
- 57 Tunisia 2 compare
- 57 Turkey 2 compare
- 57 Uganda 2 compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 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 democracy in Mauritania?
- Democracy in Mauritania was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for democracy?
- Mauritania ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).