Mauritania vs Rwanda: Democracy

Mauritania
1
in 2018
Rwanda
1
in 2018
Mauritania rank
98th
Rwanda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Mauritania
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

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

Across all 58 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1111 1 0.8889 Rwanda
1970s 0 0.3 0.3 Rwanda
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0.5 1 0.5 Rwanda
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Mauritania or Rwanda?
Mauritania, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Mauritania and Rwanda?
0, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Mauritania ranks 98th and Rwanda 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).