Kenya vs Mauritania: Multi-party elections
Kenya
1
in 2025
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.4444 | 0 | 0.4444 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.