Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential Islamic republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 30/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 67.5/100 #50
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.328
- HDI
- 0.563
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential Islamic republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Mauritania | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
| Prime Minister of Mauritania | Mokhtar Ould Djay |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 1.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 25.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.2% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
26th pct
Rule of law (2023)
27th pct
Corruption control (2023)
23th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
25th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
15th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
30th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 30 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.328
- Liberal
- 0.127
- Participatory
- 0.221
- Deliberative
- 0.228
- Egalitarian
- 0.142
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 67.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #50 / 180
- Rank change
- -17 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #51
- 57.8
- Economic #59
- 49.2
- Legal #45
- 73.8
- Social #60
- 67.8
- Safety #46
- 89.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.5 | 50 | 57.8 | 49.2 | 73.8 | 67.8 | 89.1 |
| 2024 | 74.2 | 33 | 67.2 | 54.1 | 79.1 | 77.0 | 93.7 |
| 2023 | 59.5 | 86 | 54.1 | 47.1 | 57.6 | 60.8 | 77.8 |
| 2022 | 58.1 | 97 | 55.2 | 35.1 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 71.7 |
| 2021 | 67.8 | 94 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 97 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 55.3 |
| 2019 | 68.4 | 94 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 70.9 | 72 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 63.6 |
| 2017 | 73.5 | 55 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 86.1 |
| 2016 | 76.0 | 48 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 54.9 |
| 2015 | 74.7 | 55 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 80.5 |
| 2014 | 73.5 | 60 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 73.2 | 67 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |