Cameroon vs Mauritania: Democracy

Cameroon
3
in 2025
Mauritania
3
in 2025
Cameroon rank
94th
Mauritania rank
94th

Democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
01234190419642025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3 against 3 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 94th and Mauritania ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 2.44 2.44 0
1970s 2 1.6 0.4 Cameroon
1980s 2.7 0 2.7 Cameroon
1990s 3 2.4 0.6 Cameroon
2000s 3 2.1 0.9 Cameroon
2010s 3 3.3 0.3 Mauritania
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Cameroon, at 3 against 3 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Mauritania?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for democracy?
Cameroon ranks 94th and Mauritania ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.