Social Development in Mauritania 130 indicators covering social development for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 28,438 2025 up 280.5% 40th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0054 units per person 2025 up 183.9% 20th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 101.4% 15th Political Rights Score 15 2025 up 66.7% 128th Freedom Score 38 2025 up 26.7% 132nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 7,378 2025 up 1,399.6% 64th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0014 units per person 2025 up 1,019.0% 35th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 693.8% 19th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 0.0563 % change on previous year 2025 down 99.2% 39th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 8 2018 up 60.0% 128th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 76.9% 68th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.452 2025 down 22.9% 128th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.634 2025 down 2.6% 111th Political Corruption Index 0.825 2025 down 4.0% 27th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.825 2025 down 4.0% 27th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 177th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0182 units per square kilometre 2023 up 388.5% 115th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0058 units per square kilometre 2023 up 606.4% 110th LGBT+ Rights Index -1.63 2019 down 2.4% 178th Forcibly displaced people 308,868 2025 up 296.6% 55th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 30 2024 unchanged 129th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 201st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 178th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 176th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.47 2025 up 6.5% 122nd Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.47 2025 up 6.5% 122nd States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 500.5 deaths 2021 up 16.6% 85th Homicide rate 10.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 10.9% 36th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 10.64 2021 down 12.1% 37th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 295,000 2030 up 17.1% 123rd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0 2025 — 183rd States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2011 — 31st Freedom of Association Score 6 2025 unchanged 46th Freedom of Expression Score 5 2025 down 28.6% 49th Civil Rights Score 5 2025 unchanged 54th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 8.2% 2030 down 25.5% 136th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 291,000 2030 up 7.0% 124th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 97.3% 2020 down 0.0% 6th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 98.3% 2020 down 0.0% 9th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 38.1% 2020 down 0.3% 105th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 1.7% 2020 up 1.6% 178th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 1.0% 2020 up 2.0% 183rd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 0.7% 2020 up 0.3% 176th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 0 2020 — 183rd Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 8.3% 2030 down 15.3% 124th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →