Democracy in Mauritania
Mauritania: Democracy was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Mauritania, 1904–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Mauritania stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 122 years on record.
Over the whole period, democracy in Mauritania peaked at 2 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 122 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 143 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 143 Belarus 0 compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 143 Cambodia 0 compare
- 143 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 143 El Salvador 0 compare
- 143 Georgia 0 compare
- 143 Guinea 0 compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 143 Haiti 0 compare
- 143 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 143 Hungary 0 compare
- 143 India 0 compare
- 143 Indonesia 0 compare
- 143 Kuwait 0 compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 143 Libya 0 compare
- 143 Madagascar 0 compare
- 143 Mali 0 compare
- 143 Mexico 0 compare
- 143 Mozambique 0 compare
- 143 Myanmar 0 compare
- 143 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 143 Niger 0 compare
- 143 Pakistan 0 compare
- 143 Philippines 0 compare
- 143 Serbia 0 compare
- 143 Togo 0 compare
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 democracy in Mauritania?
- Democracy in Mauritania was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1957.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for democracy?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (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
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).