Libya vs Mauritania: Democracy
Libya
1
in 2018
Mauritania
1
in 2018
Libya rank
98th
Mauritania rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.8889 | 1 | 0.1111 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Libya or Mauritania?
- Libya, at 1 against 1 in Mauritania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Mauritania?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for democracy?
- Libya 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
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).