Mauritania vs Niger: Democratic change
Mauritania
0
in 2025
Niger
0
in 2025
Mauritania rank
131st
Niger rank
131st
Democratic change over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0 against 0 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 131st and Niger ranks 131st of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | Niger |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Niger |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Niger |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 0 against 0 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for democratic change?
- Mauritania ranks 131st and Niger ranks 131st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.