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Mauritania Political Corruption Index

0.825as of 2025-3.3% vs 2024

V-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt). Source: OWID GOVERNANCE. Retrieved June 19, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodPolitical Corruption Index
20250.825
20240.853
20230.852
20220.832
20210.864
20200.843
20190.788
20180.886
20170.868
20160.859
20150.859
20140.859

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Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=MR&metric_key=political_corruption_index" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Political Corruption Index across Africa

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CountryPolitical Corruption IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.8342025
Kenya0.5642025
South Africa0.5382025
Egypt0.7292025
Ghana0.6152025
Ethiopia0.5292025

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