Mauritania vs Niger: Democracy
Mauritania
1
in 2018
Niger
1
in 2018
Mauritania rank
98th
Niger rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1 against 1 in Niger, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 98th and Niger ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Niger |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.56 | 0.5556 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 1 against 1 in Niger as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for democracy?
- Mauritania ranks 98th and Niger 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).