Stateness Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Stateness Index was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Stateness Index in Mauritania, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stateness index in Mauritania is 6, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, stateness index in Mauritania peaked at 6.25 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 2009.
That places Mauritania 101st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Stateness Index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.25 | — |
| 2009 | 5.25 | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.75 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 6 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.25 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.75 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 5.75 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +4.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.25, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.25, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.75 | 5.25 | 6.25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.25 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.83 | 5.75 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 98 Burundi 6.25 compare
- 98 Nepal 6.25 compare
- 98 Philippines 6.25 compare
- 101 Guatemala 6 compare
- 101 Iraq 6 compare
- 101 Madagascar 6 compare
- 101 Papua New Guinea 6 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 stateness index in Mauritania?
- Stateness index in Mauritania was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stateness index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 in 2007.
- What is the lowest stateness index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for stateness index?
- Mauritania ranks 101st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stateness index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Stateness Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.