Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mauritania: Liberal political institutions index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.232
in 2025
Mauritania
0.249
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
146th
Mauritania rank
143rd

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mauritania
00.10.20.30.4190019622025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.249 against 0.232 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 146th and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 176 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Mauritania Difference Ahead
1900s 0.079 0.25 0.171 Mauritania
1910s 0.165 0.25 0.085 Mauritania
1920s 0.133 0.25 0.117 Mauritania
1930s 0.133 0.25 0.117 Mauritania
1940s 0.1324 0.2594 0.127 Mauritania
1950s 0.1326 0.2797 0.1471 Mauritania
1960s 0.2378 0.3275 0.0897 Mauritania
1970s 0.0713 0.3033 0.232 Mauritania
1980s 0.0748 0.138 0.0632 Mauritania
1990s 0.092 0.2448 0.1528 Mauritania
2000s 0.2385 0.3293 0.0908 Mauritania
2010s 0.2619 0.3247 0.0628 Mauritania
2020s 0.2672 0.3417 0.0745 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.249 against 0.232 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
0.017, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 146th and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed