Rule of Law in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rule of Law was 0.1328 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Mauritania, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1328 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Mauritania peaked at 0.3362 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1328 standard error, in 2011.
That places Mauritania 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | 0.3067 standard error | 0.2772 standard error | 0.3362 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1986 standard error | 0.143 standard error | 0.2436 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1361 standard error | 0.1328 standard error | 0.1394 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 171.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Mauritania?
- Rule of law in Mauritania was 0.1328 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3362 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1328 standard error in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for rule of law?
- Mauritania ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. 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 Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.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.