Angola vs Mauritania: Democracy

Angola
1
in 2018
Mauritania
1
in 2018
Angola rank
98th
Mauritania rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Angola
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Angola ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.6 0 0.6 Angola
2000s 0.8 0.5 0.3 Angola
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Angola or Mauritania?
Angola, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Angola and Mauritania?
0, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for democracy?
Angola ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).