Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
Mauritania
3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3
in 2025
Mauritania rank
116th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 3 | 2.2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 3 | 0.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
- Mauritania, at 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- Mauritania ranks 116th and Zimbabwe 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).