Libya vs Mauritania: Democracy
Libya
0
in 2025
Mauritania
0
in 2025
Libya rank
143rd
Mauritania rank
143rd
Democracy over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0 against 0 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Mauritania ahead.
Libya ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.22 | 0.2222 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Libya |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Libya or Mauritania?
- Libya, at 0 against 0 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Mauritania?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for democracy?
- Libya ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).