Congo vs Mauritania: Democracy

Congo
1
in 2018
Mauritania
1
in 2018
Congo rank
98th
Mauritania rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Congo
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Congo ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3 0.2 0.1 Congo
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.6 0 0.6 Congo
2000s 0.9 0.5 0.4 Congo
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Congo or Mauritania?
Congo, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Congo and Mauritania?
0, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for democracy?
Congo ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 168 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).