Freedom House Ratings of Mauritania
The following chart shows Mauritania's ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports, published annually by Freedom House. A rating of 1 is "free"; 7, "not free".1
Historical ratings |
Year |
Political Rights |
Civil Liberties |
Status |
President2 |
1972 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Moktar Ould Daddah |
1973 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Moktar Ould Daddah |
1974 |
5 |
6 |
Not Free |
Moktar Ould Daddah |
1975 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Moktar Ould Daddah |
1976 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Moktar Ould Daddah |
1977 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Moktar Ould Daddah |
1978 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Moktar Ould Daddah |
1979 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Mustafa Ould Salek |
1980 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
19823 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
1983 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
1984 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
1985 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1986 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1987 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1988 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1989 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1990 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1991 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1992 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1993 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1994 |
7 |
7 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1995 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1996 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1997 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1998 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
1999 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
2000 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
2001 |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
2002 |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
2003 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
2004 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
2005 |
6 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
2006 |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall |
2007 |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall |
2008 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi |
2009 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
2010 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
2011 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
2012 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
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