Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Mauritania
Mauritania: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
15
in 2006
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Mauritania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 14 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Mauritania peaked at 15 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
That places Mauritania 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | +7.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.78 | 5 | 15 | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.1 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.83 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 8 Burkina Faso 14 compare
- 8 Cameroon 14 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 14 compare
- 8 Gambia 14 compare
- 8 Guinea 14 compare
- 8 Madagascar 14 compare
- 8 Malawi 14 compare
- 8 Mali 14 compare
- 8 Niger 14 compare
- 8 Senegal 14 compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 14 compare
- 8 Sudan 14 compare
- 8 Tanzania 14 compare
- 8 Togo 14 compare
- 8 Uganda 14 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 voice and accountability - number of sources in Mauritania?
- Voice and accountability - number of sources in Mauritania was 14 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2006.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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