Mauritania vs Niger: Elite Consultations Score
Mauritania
0.339
in 2025
Niger
0.387
in 2025
Mauritania rank
104th
Niger rank
103rd
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.387 against 0.339 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 104th and Niger ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -1.12 | -1.58 | 0.457 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | -1.12 | -1.58 | 0.457 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | -1.03 | -1.58 | 0.549 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | -0.893 | -1.67 | 0.7778 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | -0.9406 | -1.08 | 0.1374 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | -1.2 | -1.15 | 0.0529 | Niger |
| 1980s | -2.17 | -1.1 | 1.07 | Niger |
| 1990s | -0.7477 | 0.2854 | 1.03 | Niger |
| 2000s | -0.3481 | 1.48 | 1.83 | Niger |
| 2010s | -0.1335 | 1.88 | 2.01 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.3403 | 1.45 | 1.11 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.387 against 0.339 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.048, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Mauritania ranks 104th and Niger ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.