Mauritania vs Yemen: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Mauritania
-1.08
in 2025
Yemen
-1.01
in 2025
Mauritania rank
156th
Yemen rank
155th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -1.01 against -1.08 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 155th of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.133 | -1.48 | 1.61 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.133 | -1.04 | 1.18 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -1.21 | -0.0814 | 1.12 | Yemen |
| 2000s | -1.58 | -0.173 | 1.41 | Yemen |
| 2010s | -1.54 | -0.9838 | 0.5565 | Yemen |
| 2020s | -1.07 | -1.37 | 0.2963 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -1.01 against -1.08 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 0.07, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Mauritania ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 155th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.