Australia vs Mauritania: Chief executive of the government is elected
Australia
1
in 2025
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Australia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Australia or Mauritania?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Australia and Mauritania?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Australia ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.