Mauritania vs Uganda: Democracy

Mauritania
1
in 2018
Uganda
1
in 2018
Mauritania rank
98th
Uganda rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Mauritania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

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

Across all 56 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1.12 1.12 Uganda
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.6 0.6 Uganda
1990s 0 0.7 0.7 Uganda
2000s 0.5 1 0.5 Uganda
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Mauritania or Uganda?
Mauritania, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Mauritania and Uganda?
0, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
Mauritania ranks 98th and Uganda 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).