Laos vs Mauritania: Free and fair elections
Laos
0
in 2025
Mauritania
0
in 2025
Laos rank
112th
Mauritania rank
112th
Free and fair elections over time
- Laos
- Mauritania
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0 against 0 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Mauritania ahead.
Laos ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Laos or Mauritania?
- Laos, at 0 against 0 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Laos and Mauritania?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Laos ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 112th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.