Iran vs Mauritania: Political centralization index
Iran
0.834
in 2025
Mauritania
0.826
in 2025
Iran rank
29th
Mauritania rank
31st
Political centralization index over time
- Iran
- Mauritania
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.834 against 0.826 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 10 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9067 | 0.678 | 0.2287 | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.9156 | 0.678 | 0.2376 | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.8996 | 0.678 | 0.2216 | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.8984 | 0.678 | 0.2204 | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.8225 | 0.64 | 0.1825 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0.7851 | 0.5688 | 0.2163 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.8048 | 0.7316 | 0.0732 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.7911 | 0.7758 | 0.0153 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.768 | 0.96 | 0.192 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.7835 | 0.906 | 0.1225 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.7731 | 0.8129 | 0.0398 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7628 | 0.7263 | 0.0365 | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.8177 | 0.7503 | 0.0673 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Iran or Mauritania?
- Iran, at 0.834 against 0.826 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Iran and Mauritania?
- 0.008, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for political centralization index?
- Iran ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.