Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mauritania: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.536
in 2025
Mauritania
0.555
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
105th
Mauritania rank
102nd

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mauritania
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.555 against 0.536 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 102nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 0.009 0.045 0.036 Mauritania
1910s 0.009 0.045 0.036 Mauritania
1920s 0.032 0.045 0.013 Mauritania
1930s 0.032 0.045 0.013 Mauritania
1940s 0.0375 0.065 0.0275 Mauritania
1950s 0.0569 0.1132 0.0563 Mauritania
1960s 0.2632 0.3015 0.0383 Mauritania
1970s 0.0974 0.2393 0.1419 Mauritania
1980s 0.1065 0.035 0.0715 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.2524 0.2839 0.0315 Mauritania
2000s 0.362 0.5117 0.1497 Mauritania
2010s 0.3883 0.5183 0.13 Mauritania
2020s 0.6002 0.5603 0.0398 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.555 against 0.536 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
0.019, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 102nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.