Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Free and fair elections
Mauritania
0
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0
in 2025
Mauritania rank
112th
Zimbabwe rank
112th
Free and fair elections over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0 against 0 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Mauritania |
| 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 Zimbabwe?
- Mauritania, at 0 against 0 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mauritania ranks 112th and Zimbabwe 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.