Algeria vs Mauritania: Democracy
Algeria
3
in 2025
Mauritania
3
in 2025
Algeria rank
116th
Mauritania rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Algeria
- Mauritania
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 3 against 3 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Mauritania ahead.
Algeria ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | Algeria |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Algeria or Mauritania?
- Algeria, at 3 against 3 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Algeria and Mauritania?
- 0, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for democracy?
- Algeria ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).