Mauritania vs Tanzania: Free and fair elections

Mauritania
0
in 2025
Tanzania
0
in 2025
Mauritania rank
112th
Tanzania rank
112th

Free and fair elections over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania
00.20.40.60.81194619852025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0 against 0 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 112th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.5 1 0.5 Tanzania
1970s 0 1 1 Tanzania
1990s 0 1 1 Tanzania
2000s 0.4 1 0.6 Tanzania
2010s 0.9 1 0.1 Tanzania
2020s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Mauritania or Tanzania?
Mauritania, at 0 against 0 in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mauritania and Tanzania?
0, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for free and fair elections?
Mauritania ranks 112th and Tanzania 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.